Introduction

In this lab we will revisit the parametrizations of curves. Many times in mathematics, science, and engineering we need to have a mathematical description of an object we are studying. It is often helpful to parametrize the object under discussion. Parametrization provides a way to discover the arclength of a curve, and facilitates the modeling of the motion of objects.

Objectives of the lab

The objective of this lab is to gain experience in parametrizing common curves in two and three dimensions.

You will need to invoke Maple for this lab.


Outline


Next: Parametrizing Planar Curves

Robert E. Thurman<thurman@geom.umn.edu>
Jeremy Case
Document Created: Mon Feb 20
Last modified: Tue Feb 27 13:21:40 1996