From a rectangle to a cylinder
By identifying two opposite sides of a rectangle, we get a cylinder. See also the interactive animation From the rectangle to....
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immagine di Gian Marco Todesco
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Images from the topology section (From the exhibitions of matematita)
Surfaces obtained from a rectangle (Topology)
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