Resources

• Here you can download the .stl files and a guide for printing.
• Here you can find a guide for modelling custom helices for 3D printing.
• Here you can find information on the teacher's kit of 3D printed models.

• Activity sheet: Creating a helix and corresponding templates.

• An intuitive definition of curvature (including maximum curvature)
• Derivation of the arc length formula for plane function curves
• Choosing visually balanced helices.
• Alternative helix shapes and Spirals
• Exercices with helices
• Physical applications and other real-life examples

SHORT URL: This website is https://math.uni.lu/helix

CONTACT: This exploration is by Carole Boentges (who also made the files for 3D-prints and the related tutorials), Sahand Mahmoudian, and Antonella Perucca. The animation for the helix is by Fritz Hörmann. If you have any question or comment, please contact antonella.perucca@uni.lu.