[ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp
Re: [ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
reminds me of these symmetric 2D P3 lizards: http://www.worldofescher.com/store/Z51.html I bought the RGB-coloured set/puzzle after visiting an Escher exhibition and sometimes use them in crystallography/symmetry teaching. Nice to make the students assemble them and then decide on the symmetry operator, unit cell and asymmetric unit. Quoting Phoebe Rice: Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp Mark J van Raaij Laboratorio M-4 Dpto de Estructura de Macromoléculas Centro Nacional de Biotecnología - CSIC c/Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid tel. 91 585 4616 email: mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es
Re: [ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
Does anyone know where one can acquire some Penrose tiles? I think they'd be great toys as well, and drive you a little bonkers. Maybe a kitchen/bathroom floor made from them? Jacob On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 5:03 PM, VAN RAAIJ , MARK JOHAN mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es wrote: reminds me of these symmetric 2D P3 lizards: http://www.worldofescher.com/store/Z51.html I bought the RGB-coloured set/puzzle after visiting an Escher exhibition and sometimes use them in crystallography/symmetry teaching. Nice to make the students assemble them and then decide on the symmetry operator, unit cell and asymmetric unit. Quoting Phoebe Rice: Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp Mark J van Raaij Laboratorio M-4 Dpto de Estructura de Macromoléculas Centro Nacional de Biotecnología - CSIC c/Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid tel. 91 585 4616 email: mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es -- *** Jacob Pearson Keller Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program email: j-kell...@northwestern.edu ***
Re: [ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
(oops, previous mail got sent before I wanted) the turtles would be really nice to extend things into 3D. great find, Mark Quoting Phoebe Rice: Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp Mark J van Raaij Laboratorio M-4 Dpto de Estructura de Macromoléculas Centro Nacional de Biotecnología - CSIC c/Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid tel. 91 585 4616 email: mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es
Re: [ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
Thank you for the info. It looks great for teaching or for just having fun. Carlos R. Escalante Ph.D Assistant Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics VCU School of Medicine 1220 East Broad Street MMRB 2-040 Richmond, VA 23219 cescala...@vcu.edu (804)628-1202 On 12/13/11 5:53 PM, Phoebe Rice wrote: Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp
Re: [ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
If you go to froogle.google.com you will find that you can buy these at a noticeably lower price than at amazon.com, at least for people in the USA - just search for Reptangles. Frances = Bernstein + Sons * * Information Systems Consultants 5 Brewster Lane, Bellport, NY 11713-2803 * * *** *Frances C. Bernstein * *** f...@bernstein-plus-sons.com *** * * *** 1-631-286-1339FAX: 1-631-286-1999 = On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Phoebe Rice wrote: Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp
Re: [ccp4bb] symmetry for ages 6 and up
we have a whole street made of them... welcome to Helsinki... t. On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Jacob Keller wrote: Does anyone know where one can acquire some Penrose tiles? I think they'd be great toys as well, and drive you a little bonkers. Maybe a kitchen/bathroom floor made from them? Jacob On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 5:03 PM, VAN RAAIJ , MARK JOHAN mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es wrote: reminds me of these symmetric 2D P3 lizards: http://www.worldofescher.com/store/Z51.html I bought the RGB-coloured set/puzzle after visiting an Escher exhibition and sometimes use them in crystallography/symmetry teaching. Nice to make the students assemble them and then decide on the symmetry operator, unit cell and asymmetric unit. Quoting Phoebe Rice: Hi all, For those who teach xtallography - we found some plastic turtles that can be snapped together in an amazing variety of space groups. Worked well in a workshop for our students, so I thought I'd share the shopping tip. They're called Reptangles, and we got them from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-Toys-FA042-1-Reptangles/dp/B00392NSQ4 Have fun! Phoebe = Phoebe A. Rice Dept. of Biochemistry Molecular Biology The University of Chicago phone 773 834 1723 http://bmb.bsd.uchicago.edu/Faculty_and_Research/01_Faculty/01_Faculty_Alphabetically.php?faculty_id=123 http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2008/9780854042722.asp Mark J van Raaij Laboratorio M-4 Dpto de Estructura de Macromoléculas Centro Nacional de Biotecnología - CSIC c/Darwin 3, Campus Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid tel. 91 585 4616 email: mjvanra...@cnb.csic.es -- *** Jacob Pearson Keller Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program email: j-kell...@northwestern.edu *** Tommi Kajander, Ph.D., Docent Structural Biology and Biophysics Institute of Biotechnology University of Helsinki Viikinkaari 1 (P.O. Box 65) 00014 Helsinki Finland p. +358-9-19158903 tommi.kajan...@helsinki.fi
