Conic Sections
Mathematics · Interactive
- DimensionsSubject to on-site plan
- PresentationInteractive
- PricingQuoted by manufacture spec
Conic Sections is a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical interactive exhibit manufactured by Hefei Panda for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Engineered for durable, robust, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery installation, it turns abstract scientific concepts into direct, interactive visitor exploration. Hefei Panda is a global exhibit manufacturer exporting hands-on science displays to 50+ countries, with in-house engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning.
Exhibit Summary
Conic Sections is a Interactive interactive exhibit in the Mathematics category, designed for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Built as a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical display, it turns an abstract scientific concept into direct, interactive visitor exploration, and is engineered for durable, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery use.
Scientific Principle
The exhibition uses simple hands-on devices to interpret various conic sections discovered by Apollonius.
Operation
A conic section is a curve obtained by cutting a quadratic cone via a plane. Conic sections include ellipses (circles are special cases of ellipses), parabolas, and hyperbolas. The ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius used the method of cutting a cone with a plane to study these curves. If you truncate the cone with a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cone, you will get a circle; if you gradually tilt the plane, you will get an ellipse; when the plane is tilted until it is parallel to "and only" one of the generatrix of the cone, you will get a parabola; if you truncate it with a plane parallel to the axis of the cone, you will get a branch of the hyperbola (when the cone surface is replaced by the corresponding quadratic cone surface, you can get the hyperbola). A conic section is a curve obtained by cutting a quadratic cone via a plane. Conic sections include ellipses (circles are special cases of ellipses), parabolas, and hyperbolas. The ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius used the method of cutting a cone with a plane to study these curves. If you cut the cone with a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cone, you will get a circle; if you gradually tilt the plane, you will get an ellipse; if the plane is tilted until it is parallel to "and only" one of the generatrix of the cone, you will get a parabola; if you cut it with a plane parallel to the axis of the cone, you will get a branch of the hyperbola (when you replace the cone surface with the corresponding quadratic cone surface, you will get a hyperbola)
Export-Ready Features
- Durable, robust construction for high-traffic gallery environments
- Low-maintenance electromechanical design with reliable, safe components
- Custom sizing, theming & multilingual labeling available
- OEM & turnkey exhibit solutions with full project management
- Overseas shipping, export documentation & on-site installation supported
- Shipped to science centers and museums in 50+ countries