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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

 

http://vihart.com

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

 

http://www.peda.com/

Pedagoguery Software: They make interactive polyhedral software and a nice poster.

 

http://www.polydron.co.uk

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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