Projects GRG
Geometry projects with help of our 3D-printers at HITS:
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Comparing Hyperbolic and Euclidean Geometry
Tesselations of the euclidean and the hyperbolic plane Hyperbolic and euclidean geometry have a quite distinct taste and are very different …
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Projective Geometry: Transformations of Four Flags
What is a flag? A flag consists of a line and a point lying on that line. We consider flags in …
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Projective Geometry: Transformations of Three Flags
Flags consist of a line and a point lying on the line. There exist different transformations of flags, such as the …
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Wobbler
The so-called wobbler is a very simple geometrical object. The two discs are cut from a cylinder with a cut plane …
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“Hyperbolic” Polysphericons
“Hyperbolic” polysphericons differ from the common polysphericons with respect to the curvature of their surfaces. The concept of curvature is therefore …
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Polycons
Polycons have been devised by David Hirsch who patented the sphericon after having discoverd it (independently from others) in 1980. In comparison …
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Polysphericons
Polysphericons are solids which can be obtained from polygons with a revolution, cutting in half and gluing back together. One commonly …
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The Oloid
The oloid is a solid which has been discovered by Paul Schatz in the beginning of the 20th century. He was …
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Steinmetz Solids
Steinmetz solids were discovered by the American-German engineer Charles Steinmetz who was active during the end of 18th century and early 19…
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3D printers at HITS
Due to the necessary formalism and high level of abstraction, pure mathematics can be hard to grasp for people from different …
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