As part of a Calculus III project, we went to a parking garage in downtown St. Louis, Missouri right across the street from Busch Stadium where the Cardinals play. The parking garage there has a helix shaped ramp connecting all of the levels.

This tour will show you step-by-step how we found the equations of the ramp's helix.

THE HELIX PROJECT PRODUCTION TEAM:
Pollyana Cruz: On-Site Videographer, Calculations
Robert Green: On-Site Measurements, Calculations
John A. Kemp, Jr.: On-Site Measurements, Web Page Design
Heather Voorhees: On-Site Measurements, Calculations

CALCULUS III CONSULTING MATHEMATICS ARTISTS:
Claudiu Barbu, Jody Bishop, Anthony Butero, Arian Cala
Teresa Chivers, Jeffry Cole, Pollyana Cruz, Simon Dirnberger
Robert Green, Josh Habermehl, James Holtrop Jr., John A. Kemp Jr.
Grant McDowell, Tshiswaka Mpunga, Karilyn Newell, Minh Nguyen
Kate Pappaageorge, Owain Price, Kathy Richards, Robyn Sindel, Bill Thayer
Mary Ellen Tomlinson, Forrest Truemper, and Heather Voorhees