Surfaces
Regular old boring plane
the simplest surface
Unit sphere
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(courtesy of Professor Selwyn Hollis, Armstrong Atlantic State University)
Elliptic cylinder
an example of a generalized cylinder
Surface of revolution
these surfaces are made up of circles
The hyperboloid of one sheet and its horizontal traces
(courtesy of Professor John Putz, Alma College)
The hyperboloid of one sheet and its vertical traces
(courtesy of Professor John Putz, Alma College)
Circular hyperboloid of one sheet
all z-slices are circles
The hyperboloid of two sheets and its horizontal traces
(courtesy of Professor John Putz, Alma College)
The hyperboloid of two sheets and its vertical traces
(courtesy of Professor John Putz, Alma College)
The hyperbolic paraboloid and its horizontal traces
(courtesy of Professor John Putz, Alma College)