RevSolid
I have written a Maple program which produces an animation showing the creation of a solid of revolution. You specify the functions which bound the region and the program creates an animation which rotates the region about either the x-axis or y-axis to produce the solid. This worksheet is perfect for in-class demonstrations in a calculus course and for student use. You may use it freely as long as you give credit to the original author and indicate clearly any modifications you make to the document. I do not make any claims as to the accuracy or robustness of any of these routines, so you are on your own. Suggestions for improvement are always welcome.
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Download the RevSolid in Maple worksheet format
For people who don't have access to Maple V Release 5 or greater, I am also including the older Maple V R3 version, but I cannot test it anymore to be certain it still works, so use it at your own risk. It also is not as well documented as the Release 5 version, so if you have access to Release 5 you should use that version.
