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C O L L E C T I O N O F M AT H E M AT I C A L M O D E L S
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The collection of mathematical models comprises over 400 registered objects made of wood,
plaster, cardboard, wire, metal and silk, which deal with descriptive and analytical geometry
as well as complex analysis. The oldest objects include about 60 plaster models that were
mass-produced from 1877 onwards, thirteen string models that represent developable sur-
faces, and eight projection models with spatial curves from around 1886. Some of the most
interesting objects in the current inventory can be traced back to acquisitions made around
1960 from the liquidation of the Martin Schilling publishing house in Leipzig. A second large
selection of objects comes from Rudolf Stoll's teaching material, which was produced in
Berlin, and also dates from the 1950s and 60s. In 1993, the collection was expanded by the TU
Berlin’s donation of the model collection. Since 2004, 3D printed models complement the
collection. Many models regularly serve as illustration material in lectures.

Institute of Geometry
Willers-Bau · Zellescher Weg 12–14
Prof. Dr. Daniel Lordick · Phone: +49 351–463 341 93 · E-Mail: Daniel.Lordick@tu-dresden.de
https://mathematical-models.org/

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