This is a discussion of how to graph parametric equations, how to enter them into your calculator, and how to eliminate the parameter. The site has examples to help clarify the concept of eliminating the parameter.

Read a short explanation of parametric equations and how they differ from other kinds. Also provides a diagram and a bibliography.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Excellent diagrams, including the Ferris wheel, depict parametric equations and their related graphs.

Six problems offer practice working with parametric equations and projectile motion. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution"...

Young scholars will use vectors and parametric equations to determine the velocity that they should jump out of the window of a burning building in order to land safely into the rescue net. They will work in small groups and utilize...

This activity allows the user to plot ordered pairs and parametric equations on the same coordinate plane.

Learners explore the graph of a line given by a parametric equation. Topics explored are the orientation and coordinates of the equation. The exercise consists of an enlarged printable version of a graph available in PDF format.

Students explore the graph of a line given by a parametric equation. Topics explored are the orientation and coordinates of the equation. The exercise consists of an enlarged printable version of a graph available in PDF format.

This site gives an example of parametric equations. The site also gives an animation of how the curve is drawn. Requires the use of Live-Math plug-in, which is free.

Parmametric equations are explained by finding the parametric equation of a line giving two points on a line.

This site walks through how to find the surface area of a torus given its parametric equation. The site gives wonderful visual aids to help the reader understand the steps. Follow the link to the following page for a summary.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson examines a plane crash, and gets students to try to find the location of various pieces of wreckage. This is done using parametric equations which form a parabolic trajectory....

Dr. Math, in reply to a student question, shows how a specific pair of parametric equations produces a circle as opposed to an ellipse.

Here's an activity to use to teach students how to use the TI-86 graphing calculator to graph functions in parametric or polar modes. Calculator keystroke instructions and calculator screenprints are given in this student activity.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students interactively explore parametric equations.

Challenge question: can you work out the equations for n-degree curves generated by de Casteljau's algorithm?

This is a seven-question quiz/practice review the parametric representation of a ray.

Goes over the equation of a circle, parametric equations of a circle, intersection of circle and line, tangent line in a point of a circle, etc.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this activity introduces students to the concept of parametric equations. Using such equations, students model (on their graphing calculator) a scenario which questions whether a vehicle...

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson is designed to draw a connection between polar and parametric equations, as well as to expose students to the Trawler Problem (involving a fast boat chasing a slower boat which...

In this activity, students' will record the x- and y-coordinates of a rod moving in a figure-eight pattern. They will then use the recorded motion information to separately model the x- and y-motion as a function of time. They will plot...

Students will study various properties of projectile motion by showing how the calculator manipulates three dimensional vectors, deriving the standard equations of motion for projectile motion, and applying these equations to 1st and 2nd...

This site from the Richland Community College provides the detailed lecture notes to a college algebra course, complete with equations and definitions. Content ranges from "functions and their graphs" to "conics and parametric equations."

This site from Math World begins with a picture of an ellipsoid and then gives cartesian and parametric equations for the surface. The site gives much more information for the ellipsoid, including special ellipsoids, a surface area...