Solids of Revolution

This script shows a 3-D plot of a curve revolved around a specified axis.

Description

This script prompts the user for two functions y1=f1(x) and y2=f2(x) and rotates the area between the two curves around a user-defined axis. Plotted is the region between the two curves and the 3-D solid generated by revolving the region around the axis. Caluclated are the volume and surface area of the resudlting solid, and the arc length of each curve.

• Acknowledgements: This submission has inspired the following:; Space Arc System Analysis with Flexibility Stiffness and Linear Static Method (update:05-08-07)
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a)