Resources

FOR 3D PRINTING:

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.

FOR TEACHERS:

Activity sheet: Creating a helix and corresponding templates.

MORE ON CURVES AND HELICES:

An intuitive definition of curvature (including maximum curvature).
The arc length formula for plane function curves.
The idea of beautiful helices (maximum curvature and the "golden" helix).
Helix vs Spiral
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.