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Equations for the Mobius Band

The parametric equations for the Mobius Band are:

f(u, v) = ( (cos(u) + v*cos(u/2)*cos(u)), (sin(u) +
v*cos(u/2)*sin(u)), v*sin(u/2)),
0 <= u <= 2*pi, -0.3 <= v <= 0.3
source: Alfred Gray, Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
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