CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Polar Form of a Complex Number
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you will learn how to convert complex numbers from rectangular form to polar form. You will also explore the graphs of complex numbers on a polar graph.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plot Polar Coordinates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you will learn how to convert and graph complex numbers in trigonometric or polar form using the polar coordinate system, which is similar in some ways to (x,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Equivalent Polar Curves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determine if two polar equations are equivalent.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Rectangular to Polar Conversions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Polar Form of Complex Numbers
Using vectors as a starting point, this site demonstrates how complex numbers can be written in polar form. Several examples are included that require you to write complex numbers in polar and rectangular form and also represent them...
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.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Polar Derivatives
Learn about polar derivatives with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition and examples that enhance further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polar Coordinates
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.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Polar Coordinates
This site, which is provided for by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, shows you how to graph polar coordinates on a TI-85.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Polar Equations
This site discusses how to graph a polar equation and gives several pretty graphed examples.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Polar Coordinates Sample Test
A practice test covering the polar form of complex numbers, including using DeMoivre's Theorem to find powers and roots of complex numbers.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Polar Coordinates
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.
Math Words
Math words.com: Foci of an Ellipse
The definition for foci for an ellipse is given and the definition for ellipse is given. Also gives a diagram and the equation for an ellipse in standard form.
Other
Robert Munafo: Polar Coordinate System
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.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Polar Coordinates
Find a quick, concise explanation of polar coordinates. An example is given and clearly explained.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Puntos
This is an interactive practice test to review graphing points on the Cartesian, Polar and Complex plane. Test are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers
An introduction to basic conversion formulas for polar coordinates and complex numbers. Includes several examples.
Math Words
Math words.com: Polar Coordinates
This resource provides a basic definition for polar coordinates. Describes the coordinates (r, 0) that are assigned to a point and gives a diagram of a polar coordinate.