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Selected Works of James P. Braselton (Emeritus)
Article
When Is a Surface Not Orientable?
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
  • James P. Braselton, Georgia Southern University
  • Martha L. Abell, Georgia Southern University
  • Lorraine Braselton, Georgia Southern University
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2002
DOI
10.1080/00207390210143981
Disciplines
Abstract

The Mobius strip, torus, and Klein bottle are used to graphically and analytically illustrate the differences between orientable and non-orientable surfaces. An exercise/laboratory project using the non-orientable Boy surface is included.

Citation Information
James P. Braselton, Martha L. Abell and Lorraine Braselton. "When Is a Surface Not Orientable?" International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 33 Iss. 4 (2002) p. 529 - 541 ISSN: 1464-5211
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james_braselton/50/