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Now I can say that developing new, theme-related ideas and writing books gives me inspiration.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you think that there is a strong relationship between origami and mathematics? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes. There is much math — geometry, algebra, trigonometry, etc. — in the structure of folding which can be used to develop and control the folding methods and designs. Math is especially used in my Dover books \u003c\/i\u003eOrigami and Math\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eClassic Polyhedra Origami\u003ci\u003e. Still, math is not essential and there are many aspects of origami that do not use math. Even if math was used in the design of a model, the folder need not understand it.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a teacher, do you integrate origami into your lesson plans? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs a math teacher, I can say students love doing origami! 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