National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Types of Degernate Conics
Dr. Math, in response to a student question, provides insight into degenerate cases of conic sections.
Other
Sierra College: Conics
Provides the locus of points, dominant axis and equation, discriminant, center, vertex, focus, directrix, and asymptotes for the parabola, the ellipse, and the hyperbola.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Hyperbolas
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at the process of graphing hyperbolas.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Solving Systems With Quadratic Equations: Systems of Conics
In this activity, students will plot the graphs of systems of equations and determine the number of real solutions of the system. Then find the solution of the system algebraically.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Conics
Three Learning Check documents on the various characteristics of parabolas, circles, ellipses, and hyperbolas.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Equation of an Ellipse
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students are provided with an introduction to conic sections and sketching ellipses. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Conic Sections: Playing With Hyperbolas
Through a mixture of online exploration, and teacher instruction, students will discover how Hyberbolas are formed and will be able to use the key components (center, vertices and the asymptotes) to generate the equation of a graph.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Las Conicas
In Spanish. Learn how to distinguish and draw each of the conic sections with these activities.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Las Conicas
In Spanish. Learn about each of the conic sections with these interactive activities.
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Old Dominion University: Calculus Animations W Mathcad
Explanations and animations of limits, slopes, derivatives, arc length, infinite series, conic sections, cycloids, parametric curves, polar curves, quadric surfaces, and more.
Math2
Math2.org: Algebraic and Conic Section Graphs
THis resource provides examples and information about Algebraic graphing.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Construccion Geometrica De Las Curvas Conicas
Learn to construct conic curves with these interactive activities.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Ellipse or Circle? Parametric Equation
Dr. Math, in reply to a student question, shows how a specific pair of parametric equations produces a circle as opposed to an ellipse.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Completing the Square: Finding the Vertex
Demonstrates step-by-step how to complete the square to find the vertex of a parabola. Thorough descriptions of each problem.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Equation of a Circle: Introduction
Follow along with this tutorial to explore writing equations of a circle.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Focus
An explanation for the focus in conic sections along with diagrams. Site provides graphs, references, and a brief bibliography and citation.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Parabola
Learn about the three ways to define a parabola: Focus and Directrix, The Graph of a Function, and As a Conic Section. Examples are provided.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Graphing Inequalities of Conic Sections
A solution to a student submitted problem is given. The problem involves systems of conic sections with inequalities.
Curated OER
Zona Land: Conic Sections the Parabola
Shows the graph of a parabola and how it slices a conic section.
Curated OER
Zona Land: Conic Sections the Parabola
Shows the graph of a parabola and how it slices a conic section.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Ellipse
This lesson is designed for an Algebra II through Pre-Calculus classes and introduces the conic section- an ellipse. In this lesson students explore an ellipse, the set of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from each...
Other
Platonic Realms: Conic Sections
A proof to show that the square root of two is an irrational number, followed by a shorter and even more beautiful proof.
Curated OER
Circle Conic
An overview of the four types of conic sections is presented. The origin of how each conic is formed and a table of various characteritics specific to each type of conic is shown.
Curated OER
Ellipse Conic
An overview of the four types of conic sections is presented. The origin of how each conic is formed and a table of various characteritics specific to each type of conic is shown.
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