<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The Tangram is a puzzle in which seven tiles are arranged to make various shapes. Four families of tangram shapes have been mathematically defined and their members enumerated. This paper defines a fifth family, enumerates its members, explains its taxonomic relationship with the previously-defined families, and provides some interesting examples</p></abstract>

The Tangram is a puzzle in which seven tiles are arranged to make various shapes. Four families of tangram shapes have been mathematically defined and their members enumerated. This paper defines a fifth family, enumerates its members, explains its taxonomic relationship with the previously-defined families, and provides some interesting examples

Star Tangrams

Truman State University, Truman State University, University of Waterloo

Recreational Mathematics Magazine

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The Tangram is a puzzle in which seven tiles are arranged to make various shapes. Four families of tangram shapes have been mathematically defined and their...

Star Tangrams

Published Online: Apr 14, 2016

Page range: 47 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rmm-2016-0004

Keywords
Tangrams, combinatorics, spatial puzzles

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Star Tangrams

Published Online: Apr 14, 2016

Page range: 47 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rmm-2016-0004

KeywordsTangrams, combinatorics, spatial puzzles

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Tangrams, combinatorics, spatial puzzles