Origami... and Science?

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wolf wrote:In most of the Commonwealth, it's maths.
In Canadian english, it's math
yet in Canadian french, it's maths

Anyway, I just thought I should mention how I come into this. In grade three and four, I found a book in my class about chemistry. I started to read it, and found it quite interesting. Later on, I found out that it was actually a college textbook. Ever since I read that book, I've loved chemistry.
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I love chemistry as well.
I'd love to do something science related when I am older; my science teacher keeps telling me to go into medicine... a few years off I reckon; I'm only 13!
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I've always been interested in the sciences, and though I never took biology in school, I find it the most interesting. Out of the three, I am best at chemistry, but I enjoy doing the physics homework much more :D . Math has always been a struggle for me, but as long as I work hard, I'm able to get decent marks; at least I was, until I started doing university level calculus. Using it in physics class, an chem class is ok, but the math class itself demands too much theory and less practical, more challenging derivatives. In caase you are wondering, I'm going in for a mechanical engineering degree. Funny enough, I was considering entomology, but decided for engineering to satisfy my interest in machines :) . Origami really does appeal to my sense of style, very precise and mathematical, and to my general interest in geometry. That said, it is a very scientific art form in some ways, and very artsy in other ways. I really enjoy art and drawing, though I'm not very good at it, so I think origami appeals to me on two levels.

Sorry for the verbosity of this rant, I couldn't help it :D

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~folder~of~paper~ wrote:I'm only 13!
I've been doing origami longer than you've been alive. And I'm only halfway through college/university.
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I first did origami about thirteen years ago but I wasn't a serious folder until the second grade or something like that.
Origamimasterjared, do you live in a dorm or an apartment? I'm wondering how I'm going to take my books with me when I dorm this fall. I'm considering scanning them but I'd probably break it after a few thousand pages...
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I lived in the dorms the last two years, and I'm moving into an apartment at the end of this summer. I took the books and magazines I would get most use of, like Robert Lang books, Origami House books, and my Tanteidan books and magazines, took photos/scans of certain diagrams in books, especially the Origami USA books, and left them behind. I also brought with me all the publications I was in/had received for participation (PCOC Play, Origami Page-a-Day calendars, Masters of Origami).

I also brought along ALL my good paper, almost none of which I used. The rolls of paper stayed in the top of my closet almost the whole year, with me using just three or four pieces of nice paper. I did still manage to do quite a bit of origami, going through a few hundred squares of origami paper and foil.
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Alright, so it sounds manageable. I have a TON of paper too, but I guess I'll do some scanning too. And how'd you participate in those groups, were you invited or did you apply? :?:
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A long long time ago, when I actually had a website, I submitted diagrams for a simple seamless checkered pattern to the calendar (which you can find a photo of in Brimstone's flickr album (his name is georigami)). I've been in that calendar ever since.

I was asked to do something for the PCOC Play book, a collection of entertaining origami things. Including a bunch of neat puzzles, by Robert Lang, Jason Ku, me, and some others.

And for the Masters of Origami exhibit, I was asked to contribute, but the thing I folded wasn't really that good, and wasn't used in the main exhibit, but I still got the little gifts they gave to participants, including the Masters of Origami book. And they asked to keep my piece.
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origamimasterjared wrote:
~folder~of~paper~ wrote:I'm only 13!
I've been doing origami longer than you've been alive. And I'm only halfway through college/university.
Wow! That's a VERY long time. What are you studying to achieve? I don't know if that sounded right... What are you using your skills to become? I don't know if that was right either...
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I have a BA in numerical analysis and an MS in theoretical math. I am also certified in mechanical drafting, which is currently what I do for a living. My other hobbies include making pop-up cards and abstract painting.
I am learning the concepts behind origami very quickly. Unfortunately, they are already vastly ahead of my hands-on folding skills. :(
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Hah, don't worry about it. I think I'm the opposite. There's only so much I can learn by folding things when I'm not conscious of theory...
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I'm 17 and entering my freshamn year of college to major in Philosophy and minor in Biology, with a focus on entimology, so I'm especially fascinated with insect origami.
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I'm a qualified Architectural Draftesperson, not currently working, but I'm not a 'serious' folder just for fun entertainment and relaxation.
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Any lawyers in here? :roll: :roll:
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I'm not a lawyer yet, I plan on using my Philosphy degree to go to law school and then join the Navy as a JAG lawyer.
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