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Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Tangent Lines and Parametric Curves
This site provides information on tangent lines and parametric curves. It includes formulas and examples.
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Dans Math: Lessons: Calculus (Part 2)
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of the calculus concepts of integrals and vectors. Examples and animated graphs are provided.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Ii: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates
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,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bonus: Equations From De Casteljau's Algorithm
Challenge question: can you work out the equations for n-degree curves generated by de Casteljau's algorithm?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Constructing Curves Using Repeated Linear Interpolation
Using the interactive tool, construct curves using repeated linear interpolation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Start Here! Animation
Overview of this lesson on animation. For this lesson we are going to uncover a really useful way to construct Bezier curves of various degrees using de Casteljau's algorithm.
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Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Parametric Equations 1 [Pdf]
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.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Parametric Equations 2 [Pdf]
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.
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Parametric Curves Applet
This website contains an applet that will plot the parametric curve on a graph after the student inputs the numbers.