Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-7-2010
Abstract
We have written a Java applet to illustrate the meaning of curved geometry. The applet provides a mapping interface similar to MapQuest or Google Maps; features include the ability to navigate through a space and place permanent point objects and/or shapes at arbitrary positions. The underlying two-dimensional space has a constant, positive curvature, which causes the apparent paths and shapes of the objects in the map to appear distorted in ways that change as you view them from different relative angles and distances.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
Licensed to Smith College and distributed CC-BY under the Smith College Faculty Open Access Policy.
Recommended Citation
Felder, Gary and Erickson, Stephanie, "CurvedLand: An Applet For Illustrating Curved Geometry Without Embedding" (2010). Physics: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/phy_facpubs/4
Comments
Peer reviewed accepted manuscript.
For related tutorial, "CurvedLand: An Applet to Simulate Curved Space" click on url:
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/opencoursematerials/40