math3d.org

Create, save, and share  3d math visualizations in your web browser

Presentation: https://goo.gl/dsX62X

Chris Chudzicki

 April 29, 2017

Visualization is Important

Find volume of region shown when rotated around line 

\(y=-1\)

A 3d math webapp ... Why?

Desmos is great for 2D visualization!

  • intuitive & flexible
    points, curves, inequalities, animations
  • easy to share
  • Good for homework & class explorations; creative projects

Previous 3D visualization tools:

  • Offline: learning curve; expensive; harder to share
    some free (e.g., Sage) but harder to learn
  • Online: limited in scope

untrue

Inspiration

math3d.org inspired by Steven Wittens' Mathbox\({}^2\)

(an open-source javascript library for animating 3d math)

Self: awestruck

at beautiful 3d math running natively in my web browser

I need to share this with my students

math3d live demo

Let's make a partial derivative visualization

math3d live backup demo

Let's make a partial derivative visualization

Animated Homework

(From multivariable pset_03, 2016)

Animated Homework

In Class Projects

Not just for Multivariable Calculus

Aspiration:

High quality 3d visualizations that are

easy to share and easy to tweak

math3d.org

  • Open source under
    the MIT License
  • In active development!
    Some goals:
    • Add user login & database to save shorter URLs
    • improve usability (popover tips, more syntax visual feedback, ...)
    • Make a nice showcase of existing demos
    • Add more math! (vector fields, color maps, ...)
  • Find a bug? Want a feature? Report it! (or implement it!)
https://github.com/ChristopherChudzicki/math3d​

This presentation:

Presentation: https://goo.gl/dsX62X

Thanks for listening!

Active development on an academic schedule

progress over time

Interactive Row Reduction

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Math3d at Milton Academy

By Christopher Chudzicki

Math3d at Milton Academy

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