6.885: Folding and Unfolding in Computational Geometry (Fall 2004)

Prof. Erik Demaine

Lecture 2 -- Page 2 -- 150 DPI

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Lecture 2: Linkages, configurations, configuration space, trace; Kempe Universality Theorem, his proof, the bug; topological universality; signing your name

Page 2: Kempe's Universality Theorem, rhombus construction, reduction to trigonometry

You can view Kempe's related book, How To Draw A Straight Line.

These are rough, personal lecture notes handwritten by Erik Demaine used during lecture. Their primary purpose is for reading/review by students of the class. Accessibility

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