Möbius Strip

Pronunciation: /moe.bi.əs strɪp/ Explain

Figure 1: Möbius strip.

A möbius strip is a 3-dimensional geometric figure with one side and one edge. Möbius strip is also spelled 'moebius strip'. A möbius strip is constructed with a single strip of paper. The two ends of the strip are attached, but one is twisted 180°. If one cuts a möbius strip completely in the middle, it does not make two pieces. The möbius strip was discovered by Ferdinand Möbius (German 1790-1868) in 1858. To build your own möbius strip, print out a copy of this net of a möbius strip and follow the directions.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, möbius strip. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 119. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. möbius strip. www.merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Last Accessed 9/2/2018. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobius%20strip. Buy the book

More Information

• McAdams, David E.. Net of a Möbius Strip. allmathwords.org. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 3/12/2009. http://www.allmathwords.org/docs/netmobiusstrip.pdf.

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Möbius Strip. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/m/mobiusstrip.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
• Möbius strip: David Benbennick, https://en.wikipedia.org. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M%C3%B6bius_strip.jpg.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
9/3/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup. (McAdams, David E.)
12/18/2009: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
9/17/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)