Curated Video
Graphing Quadratic Functions: Identifying Features and Direction
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of parabolas and how to determine whether they open up or down. They also review the order of operations and the standard form of a quadratic function.
Zach Star
Curves we (mostly) don't learn in high school (and applications)
Curves we (mostly) don't learn in high school (and applications)
Curated Video
Finding Hang Time of a Football Using Zeros of a Quadratic Function
In this video, students learn how to find the hang time of a football by using the zeros of a quadratic function. The video explains the concept of quadratic functions and their graphs, emphasizing the importance of understanding the...
Brian McLogan
ACT SAT Prep How to determine which equation represents the graph of a parabola
ACT SAT Prep How to determine which equation represents the graph of a parabola
Brian McLogan
Steps to classify conic sections
Learn how to classify conic sections. A conic section is a figure formed by the intersection of a plane and a cone. A conic section may be a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola. The general equation of a conic section is given...
Physics Girl
The Physics of Weightless Flight ft Emily Calandrelli
Ever wanted to know how those vomit comet planes simulate weightlessness?
Brian McLogan
Learn how to write the standard form of a parabola - Parabola
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the focus. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared). Recall...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a horizontal parabola & determining the important characteristics
Learn how to graph a horizontal parabola. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola is said to be horizontal if it opens to the left or opens to the right. A horizontal parabola results from a quadratic...
Curated Video
Drawing Parabolas: Solutions, Vertex, and Axis of Symmetry
In this lesson, mathematicians learn how to draw a parabola graph given its solutions, vertex, and axis of symmetry. The solutions indicate where the parabola crosses the X axis, while the vertex represents the highest or lowest point on...
Why U
Algebra 66 - General and Vertex Forms of Quadratic Functions
In this lecture, we examine two common ways to write a quadratic function, the general form and the vertex form, and see how each of these forms are related to the function's graph.
Brian McLogan
How can we determine if a quadratic has a max or min value
👉 Learn the basics to understanding graphing quadratics. A quadratic equation is an equation whose highest exponent in the variable(s) is 2. To graph a quadratic equation, we make use of a table of values and the fact that the graph of a...
Curated Video
Graphing Quadratic Functions in Intercept Form
This lesson will explain how to graph a quadratic function in intercept form. You will learn how to find the axis of symmetry given the intercepts and how to find the value of a to write a function.
Brian McLogan
What are the formulas for vertical and horizontal ellipses conic sections
Learn all about ellipses for conic sections. We will discuss all the essential definitions such as center, foci, vertices, co-vertices, major axis and minor axis. We will also discuss the essential processes such as how to graph and...
Brian McLogan
Finding the standard form of a parabola given vertex and focus
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the focus. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared). Recall...
Brian McLogan
how to determine the foci and vertices of a hyperbola
Learn how to graph hyperbolas. To graph a hyperbola from the equation, we first express the equation in the standard form, that is in the form: (x - h)^2 / a^2 - (y - k)^2 / b^2 = 1 for horizontal hyperbola or (y - k)^2 / a^2 - (x - h)^2...
Brian McLogan
Conics what is the formula for a circle
Learn all about the definition and formula that makes up a circle. Understanding the basics of circles will help us graph and write the equation of circles to solve future problems in conic sections. A circle has a center (h,k) and...
Curated Video
Graphing Quadratic Functions in Standard Form
This video lesson introduces/reviews how to graph a quadratic function in standard form.
Physics Girl
What weightlessness feels like on Zero-G planes
The zero g plane, also known as a parabolic flight, or the vomit comet, flies in parabolic trajectories to give a brief experience of weightlessness. This flight, operated by Novespace in Bordeaux, France, offered 14 weightless...
Brian McLogan
Completing the square by factoring out a negative one
In this math tutorial I will show you how to sketch a quadratic function, find the axis of symmetry, determine the y-intercepts and find the zeros or x-intercepts. To find the x-intercepts we use such methods as setting the equation...
Brian McLogan
What is a parabola and its parts
👉 Learn the essentials for graphing a quadratic equation. A quadratic equation is an equation of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants. The graph of a quadratic equation is in the shape of a parabola which can either...
Brian McLogan
What do you have to know to graph a parabola
Learn all about parabolas in conic sections. We will discover the basic definitions such as the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry. We will also take a look a basic processes such as graphing, writing the equation and...
Brian McLogan
How to write the equation of a parabola given vertex and directrix
Learn how to write the equation of a parabola given the vertex and the directrix. A parabola is the shape of the graph of a quadratic equation. A parabola can open up or down (if x is squared) or open left or right (if y is squared)....
Brian McLogan
Learn how to classify conic sections
Learn how to classify conic sections. A conic section is a figure formed by the intersection of a plane and a cone. A conic section may be a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola. The general equation of a conic section is given...
Curated Video
Finding the Maximum or Minimum Value of a Quadratic Function by Completing the Square
In this video, the teacher explains how to find the maximum or minimum value of a quadratic function by completing the square and writing the function in vertex form. They provide examples and demonstrate how to determine the least value...