The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections
By Stewart T. Coffin

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Chapter 1 - Two-Dimensional Dissections

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Most of the designs described in this book can be thought of as dissections of some sort. By way of introduction, we will first consider some simple two-dimensional geometrical dissections, which in their physical embodiment become assembly puzzles.

Jigsaw Puzzles
Tangram
Other Tangram-Like Puzzles
A Five-Piece Square Dissection
Geometrical Dissections
Checkerboards

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