Links
http://3rddimension.online.fr/metatron_cube.htm
3rdDimensionOnline: polyhedral art for sale: clothing, cards, etc.
http://www.3quarks.com/GIF-Animations/PlatonicSolids/index.html
Rudiger Appell: some very nice animated GIFs
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/polyhedra/
Helmer Aslaksen: great photos and links for polyhedral model building
http://www.drbsciencebasics.com/?page_id=4
Dr. B's Science Basics: high-quality ball and stick wooden polyhedral models
http://ebeltz.net/niftylinks/mathlinks.html
Ellin Beltz: templates, statistics, and links about the Platonic solids
http://www.blazelabs.com/f-p-solids.asp
Blaze Labs: one of the more interesting sites on the Platonic solids including historical and philosophical aspects
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/do_you_know/polyhedra.shtml
Alexander Bogomolny, Cut-The-Knot, Regular Polyhedra: a well organized site designed for teachers
http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/geometry/platonic/
Paul Bourke: lots of statistics on Platonic solids
http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbpolyhedra.htm
Jill Britton: an extensive list of resources and activities
http://www.ac-noumea.nc/maths/polyhedr/convex1_.htm
Convex Polyhedra 1: Some nice explanations of the mathematics of polyhedra with nice graphics.
http://cs.stmarys.ca/~dawson/images3.html
Robert Dawson: some models that nicely show the relationship between the icosahedron and the golden rectange
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/solids/
EnchantedLearning.com: information and templates for making paper models
http://www.geometrycode.com/sg/platonics.shtml
GeometryCode.com: This link is to some exceptionally nice folding patterns but the site contains all kinds of good information.
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/platonic_relationships.html
George W. Hart: good coverage of dual pairs
Vi Hart: a wonderfully creative and imaginative presentation of recreational mathematics
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/phi3DGeom.html
Ron Knott: relates the Platonic solids to the golden section, phi
http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath096/kmath096.htm
MathPages.com: extensive information about the Platonic solids
http://www.mathsisfun.com/platonic_solids.html
MathSisIsFun.com: information, interactive models, and instructions for make paper polyhedra
http://www.mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/nets.html
mathsnet.net: interactive applet shows how nets fold together to build Platonic solids
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_4_t_3.html
National Library of Virtual Manipulative: includes interactive duals and slices of Platonic solids
Pedagoguery Software: They make interactive polyhedral software and a nice poster.
Polydron is a nice snap-together plastic construction kit for building polyhedra.
http://rndmodelshop.com/geometrics
RND Modelshop-Geometrics: Ron Nelson makes and sells exquisite handcrafted wooden models of goemetric solids.
http://www.scienceu.com/geometry/facts/solids/handson.html
Science U: a very nice collection of interactive applets
http://www.toonz.com/personal/todesco/java/polyhedra/theApplet.html
Gian Marco Todesco: an applet that allows you to inscribe platonic solids inside eachother
http://www.homespun4homeschoolers.com/octa-tetra.htm
Uncle Dan's Octa-Tetra Construction Set is a very nice folded-paper kit for building oct-tet truss models.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/platonic.html
The University of California: Prof. John Baez: explains extension of Platonic solids into four and higher dimensions
http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/math/polyhedra/polyhedra.html
The University of Utah: Prof. Peter Alfeld: information and applets on the Platonic solids
http://www.halexandria.org/dward099.htm
Dan Sewell Ward: some nice information and graphics on the Platonic solids including history
http://www.ac-noumea.nc/maths/amc/polyhedr/index_.htm
Maurice Starck, The Polyhedral World: a beautifully designed site packed with information.
http://whistleralley.com/polyhedra/platonic.htm
Whistler Alley Mathematics: rigorous mathematics of formulas behind Platonic solids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid
wikipedia: extensive information on the Platonic solids
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PlatonicSolid.html
WolframMathWorld: extensive information and bibliography on the Platonic solids
http://library.wolfram.com/webMathematica/Graphics/Polyhedron.jsp
Wolfram Polyhedron Explorer: an interactive polyhedron applet
http://isotropic.org/uw/polyhedra/
Douglas Zongker: templates for paper models of Platonic and Archimedean solids
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