The Design of Honeycombs (UMAP)
Author: Anthony L. Peressini
A unit that involves calculus to the design of honeycombs. By completion of this module students will be able to understand: 1) the geometric structure of a honeycomb cell; and 2) how minimication techniques from calculus apply to a minimum surface area problem for a bee's cell.
Table of Contents:
1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
2. THE MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BEE'S CELL CAP
3. SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
4. PROBLEMS
5. SOME REFERENCES FOR FURTHER READING
6. SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
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