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Making the real projective plane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Claire Irving
Claire Irving*
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Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH
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The real projective plane is a classical mathematical object which plays an important role in several areas of mathematics, including topology. This article gives methods for making three-dimensional models of the real projective plane out of wool. By describing these models, and how to make them, the article aims to help the reader to visualise the real projective plane more easily.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 89 , Issue 516 , November 2005 , pp. 417 - 423
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2004

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