Wilson's Wavy Spiral:

This space curve was produced using the following Maple
commands:
> x:=t/3*sin(t+1/5*(cos(t))^2);
> y:=t/3*cos(t+1/5*(sin(t))^2);
> z:=t^5*sin(5*t)*cos(5*t);
2
x := 1/3 t sin(t + 1/5 cos(t) )
2
y := 1/3 t cos(t + 1/5 sin(t) )
5
z := t sin(5 t) cos(5 t)
> with(plots):
> spacecurve([x,y,z],t=0..10*Pi,numpoints=1000,
> axes='NORMAL',orientation=[40,40],thickness=2);
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Revised 11 Feburary 1999 by
John Hebron.