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Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a tutorial for Polar Coordinates. After actively involving in the site, students should be able to convert from rectangular coordinates to polar and from polar to rectangular. Students will also be able to plot points...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
This math link contains a plethora of information on Polar coordinates. The site begins with a diagram illustrating the measurements used when working with polar coordinates then goes into detail on specifics of using this coordinate...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Hotmath provides 20 practice problems relating to polar coordinates and complex numbers. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for solving.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Plots of Polar Coordinates

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plot coordinates on a polar coordinate system.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Distance Between Two Polar Coordinates

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the distance between two points expressed in polar coordinates.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An illustration of Cartesian coordinates (the x,y components of a vector) and Polar coordinates (the magnitude and direction of a vector) as related to natural Simulation and angular movement.
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Ii: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource examines parametric equations and polar coordinates. Topics investigated are parametric curves, area with parametric equations, arc length with polar coordinates, and surface area with polar coordinates. Class notes,...
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Plot Points in Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The interactive tutorial examines how to plot points given by their polar coordinates. Learners use the applet to plot polar coordinates.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners display understanding of advanced mathematical concepts in Pre-Calculus. The online quiz assesses the scholars on polar coordinates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Polar Coordinates

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of polar coordinates, plotting points on a polar coordinate graph
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Analytic Geometry: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Math Forum provides great information on polar coordinates. You can access this information either by clicking on the coordinates link or just scrolling down, it is the first one listed on the page. Includes several...
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Other

Calculus Animations With Mathcad: Polar Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an animation that will show you how the graphs of a number of polar equations are graphed. (Page may take some time to load completely.)
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Rectangular to Polar Conversions

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Intersections of Polar Curves

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Finding coordinates of intersection of two curves in polar coordinates.
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Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, which is provided for by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, shows you how to graph polar coordinates on a TI-85.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Coordenadas Polares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to represent points and curves on the polar coordinate system.
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Other

Robert Munafo: Polar Coordinate System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a personal site that contains brief but good information on the polar coordinate system. Contains links to additional information, along with several formulas and charts.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Polar Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a discussion on polar coordinates. The discussion is an introduction to the concept and is in very simple terms. The site could also be used a s a review, as the fundamentals of polar graphing is easily found.
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Other

Edwin's Animated Images: Hyperbola

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives the focus/directrix definition of a conic. Also includes specific definition for the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Includes equations for the conics in both rectangular and polar coordinates.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Polar and Cartesian Coordinates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about polar and cartesian coordinates. The tutorial consists of notes and examples.
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Johan Claeys

Math Abundance: From a Cartesian Equation to a Polar Equa

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows how to convert a cartesian equation (rectangular coordinates) to a polar equation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Polar to Rectangular Conversions

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson teaches you how to change Polar coordinates into rectangular coordinates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Transformations of Polar Graphs

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to alter graphs in polar coordinates by changing constants and/or functions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Rectangular to Polar Conversions

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson introduces Polar coordinates.

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