CONSIDERATIONS UPON THE TEACHING OF RULED SURFACES WITH DIRECTOR PLANE

Abstract

This paper presents the manner of teaching, developing and continuously improving the chapter called “Ruled Surfaces with a Director Plane” taught to first-year students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Cluj-Napoca. The aim of this effort lies in making undergraduates familiar with the representation of various types of surfaces, while also developing the ability of space sight and stimulating creativity.

Keywords

• ruled surfaces with director plane
• the Viviani Conoid
• the Plücker Conoid
• conoid intersections
• the Kuper Conoid