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Equations for Whitney's Umbrella

The equations for Whitney's Umbrella are

f(u, v) = ( u*v, u, v^2 ),
-1 <= u <= 1, -1 <= v <= 1

source: Alfred Gray, Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces.


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