ERIC Number: EJ959241
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 10
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How Spherical Are the Archimedean Solids and Their Duals?
Aravind, P. K.
College Mathematics Journal, v42 n2 p98-107 Mar 2011
The Isoperimetric Quotient, or IQ, introduced by G. Polya, characterizes the degree of sphericity of a convex solid. This paper obtains closed form expressions for the surface area and volume of any Archimedean polyhedron in terms of the integers specifying the type and number of regular polygons occurring around each vertex. Similar results are obtained for the Catalan solids, which are the duals of the Archimedeans. These results are used to compute the IQs of the Archimedean and Catalan solids and it is found that nine of them have greater sphericity than the truncated icosahedron, the solid which serves as the geometric framework for a molecule of C-60, or "Buckyball."
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Computation, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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