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US 8,986,012 B1Granted
Three-dimensional 3D visualization kit
AssigneeUniversity of Puerto Rico
InventorDaniel L. McGee
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Abstract
The 3D visualization kit helps visualize concepts relating to points, surfaces, planes, curves, contours, and vectors in three dimensions. The kit is an inexpensive solution provided along with accompanying materials for its use that will allow students to effectively visualize concepts in three dimensions and aid in understanding important calculations in multivariable calculus eliminating the abstraction normally associated with concepts in three dimensions.
Claims15
A 3D visualization kit comprising:
- a base pegboard having a plurality of holes;
- at least one axial peg having a hole in its top surface, a protrusion on its bottom surface and a plurality of holes distributed along its lateral periphery, wherein the height of said at least one axial peg is assigned a dimensional unit of a three-dimensional environment;
- at least one peg having a top hole and a bottom protrusion;
- at least one metallic elongated element having one telescopic end;
- a metallic planar element;
- at least one metallic bendable elongated element;
- at least one metallic spherical element;
- at least one metallic peg having a flat top surface and a bottom protrusion configured to be inserted inside the top hole of said at least one peg;
- at least one magnet;
- at least one hemisphere element having a single inner protrusion positioned at an inner surface of said at least one hemisphere element and a single outer protrusion coaxially positioned with said single inner protrusion at an outer surface of said at least one hemisphere element, wherein both inner and outer protrusions are capable of being inserted into the top hole of said at least one peg;
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- at least one paraboloid element having a single inner protrusion positioned at an inner surface of said at least one paraboloid element and a single outer protrusion coaxially positioned with said single inner protrusion at an outer surface of said at least one paraboloid element, wherein both inner and outer protrusions are capable of being inserted into the top hole of said at least one peg.
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