This is a fun, hands-on guide to understanding the basic
structure and chemistry of matter. Drawing on the Japanese art of
paperfolding, the book provides rip-out patterns for 124
molecules, along with easy instructions for folding them into
scale models, many of which are three-dimensional. The molecules
progress from simple ones like methane to more exotic structures
such as quartz and buckminsterfullerenes. Questions and
discussions are included.