{"id":63,"date":"2016-06-07T18:17:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T18:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/sfjacobs\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2016-06-07T18:17:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T18:17:22","slug":"make-your-own-sine-wave-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/sfjacobs\/make-your-own-sine-wave-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own Sine Wave Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dr. Stephen F. Jacobs<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can make a 3-dimensional object from a rectangular pattern by folding along the curves. Try it!<\/p>\n

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Professor Emeritus Stephen F. Jacobs by email at stephen.jacobs@optics.arizona.edu or by telephone at 520-749-3401.<\/p>\n

To get started, click on the pattern picture at right for a full-size image. The full-size image is 10 inches wide and will fit onto an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper. To fold along the curves, try pinching with your fingers and stabilizing using transparent tape.<\/p>\n

If you would like to try drawing your own sine curve, just click on the picture at right for a full-size image. Like the pattern above, the full-size image will fit onto an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper.<\/p>\n

Dr. Stephen F. Jacobs, creator of the sine wave pattern, has been a University of Arizona professor of optical sciences for more than 40 years. In addition to teaching, his research interests include dimensional stability, especially length changes over time at a constant temperature and thermal expansion at very low temperatures. Recently retired, his interests have expanded to include optics outreach at the K-12 level.<\/p>\n

The picture at right shows Professor Jacobs with one of his sine wave sculptures; an eight-foot-tall model on display at Tucson’s Jewish Community Center.<\/p>\n

Professor Jacobs’ idea of folding along a curve to make a sine wave grew out of a conversation with Professor Robert Greenler, a former president of the Optical Society of America, who is perhaps best known for his popular series of science education productions including The Clarinet, The Washtub, And The Musical Nails: How Musical Instruments Work <\/em>and No Exit! Black Holes, Neutron Stars, And Gravitational Collapse.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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