Vol.4, No 16, 2004 pp. 43-53
UDC 531.012+501+518.12(045)

VISUALISATION AND ANIMATION
IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
Eberhard Malkowsky
Department of Mathematics, University of Giessen, Arndtstrasse 2, D- 35392 Giessen, Germany
Dept. of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics,
University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia and Montenegro
E-mail address: Eberhard.Malkowsky@Math.uni-giessen.de, ema@BankerInter.net

Abstract. In this paper, we give a survey of our own software for differential geometry and its extensions [4, 3, 2, 5]. Furthermore we deal with a few applications to represent some interesting classical results in mathematics and physics. Originally it was the aim of the software to support teaching by visualising the results from differential geometry. But it also has applications in research and in physics and the engineering sciences. The software is open, that is, its source files are available to its users. Hence it can be extended. It uses OOP, and its programming language is PASCAL.
Key words: computer graphics, visualisation, animation.

VIZUALIZACIJA I ANIMACIJA U MATEMATICI I FIZICI
U ovom radu dajemo kratak pregled svog sopstvenog softvera za diferencijalnu geometriju i njegovih proširanja [4,3,2,5]. Nadalje obadjujemo nekoliko primena da bi predstavili neke interesantne klasične rezultate iz matematike i fizike. Početni cilj softvera bio je podrška predavanjima pomoću vizualizacije rezultata iz Diferencijalne geometrije. Ali on takodje ima primene u istraživanjima, a takodje i u fizici i inženjerskim naukama. Softver je otvoren, što znači da su njegovi izvorni fajlovi dostupni korisnicima. Zbog toga se može proširivati. Koristi OOP, a radjen je u pogramskom jeziku Pascal.