University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Angle of Shot
At what angle should you release the shot to break Olympic records? This activity gives students the opportunity to investigate projectile motion in a real-life context, and is aimed at A-level students (grades 10, 11, and 12).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Completing the Square
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers completing the square when the leading coefficient is not equal to one.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Plots and Geometry
This site provides descriptions and helpful hints regarding conic sections - circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas. Content also includes interactive problem solvers complete with a full analysis of the math behind the answer.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Translations of Conics
Eighteen problems offer practice working with translations of conics. 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" button to check...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: General Form for Conic Sections
Students investigate the general form of the equation for a conic section. This interactive tool evaluates the changes that occur from using different coefficients in the equation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Applications of Parabolas
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Exploring the similarity of parabolas and their use in real world applications
Other
Ellipse
This site provides wonderful information on the ellipse. The information is a little in-depth, links are provided for additional information. Includes pictures, charts, descriptions and properties.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Conic Sections
Students learn about conic sections. Topics include eccentricity, directrix, and the general equation. The tutorial consists of notes, examples, and practice problems to check for comprehension.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Equation of a Circle: Introduction
Follow along with this tutorial to explore writing equations of a circle.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Analytic Geometry: Polar Coordinates
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...
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: The Hyperbola
Great Site! Defines Hyperbola, gives the parametric equation, etc.
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.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Graphing Quadratic Functions: Introduction
The most basic quadratic is y = x2. The general technique for graphing quadratics is the same as for graphing linear equations. The quadratics graph as curvy lines (called "parabolas"), rather than the straight lines generated by linear...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Hyperbola Equations and the Focal Property
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn by exploring the focal property and graphing hyperbolas. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Hyperbolas and Asymptotes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students learn about the asymptotes of hyperbolas. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Focal Property of Ellipses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students learn the focal property and the standard form for ellipses not centered at the origin. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: General Forms of Conic Sections
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students review the general forms of conic section equations, identifying conic sections from their equations. Students examine guided notes, review...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: General Forms of Conic Sections
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers changing a general second-degree equation into the standard form of a parabola, ellipse, circle or hyperbola. Students examine guided notes,...
Mathigon
Mathigon: Geometry: Circle and Pi: Conic Sections
The circle is one of four different shapes which can be created using "slices" through a cone, a 3-dimensional solid that has a circular base joined to a single point (called the vertex) by a curved side. If you tilt a cone, you get an...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Circles in the Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the standard equation of a circle. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
Other
Gobierno De Navarra: Estudio De Las Conicas
Learn about conics sections with these interactive activities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Conic Sections: Discovering the Degenerates
Through a mixture of online exploration, and teacher instruction, students will discover how the degenerate forms of the conic sections are formed and will be able to identify the degenerate case of each conic section.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Conic Sections: Playing With Parabolas
Through a mixture of online exploration, and teacher instruction, students will discover how parabolas are formed and will be able to use the key components from a graph (vertex, focus and directrix,) to generate the equation of a graph.