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Explorable Flexagons: Learn to create and flex flexagons (2020)
A tutorial for learning about flexagons
Introduces the hexaflexagon, with 6 equilateral triangles per side, and the pinch flex, a way of folding a flexagon to reveal previously hidden sides Let’s you explore how to visit every side of a flexagon Describes flex notation, which can be used to precisely describe a sequence of flexes Introduces the Tuckerman Traverse as a technique for visiting every side of a flexagon using the pinch flex Provides both a flexagon simulation and the unfolded strip for all hexaflexagons with 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , and 8 sides so you can make your own Shows flexagons made up of different shapes of triangles, like using angles of 3 0 - 6 0 - 9 0 or 5 4 - 5 4 - 7 2 , and different numbers of triangles per side, like 4 , 8 , 1 0 , or 1 2 Tools for creating new flexagons from generating sequences or scripts and exploring them using a variety of flexes Get the unfolded strip for any of your creations so you can try out the physical version An explorer that can find all the states accessible with a specified set of flexes from any flexagon Reference guide to a wide variety of flexes on triangle flexagons Shows sample slides and sample strips to fold on various triangle flexagons Shows flex definitions in pat notation, etc.
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