Curated OER
Test On Analytic Geometry/ Play Green Globs
Students engage in a lesson that focuses on analytic geometry. The lesson asked them to apply skills of relating equations when plotting them on the coordinate plane. Students construct the equations using specific criteria and apply them.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Conventionality of Simultaneity
This site from Stanford University is on the topic of simultaneity in relativity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Locating an Object: Distance and Displacement
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how to analyze one dimensional motion by applying mathematic equations, distance, and displacement.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Where's Cheetah?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students set up a search region for a yacht that sank into the ocean. Using cylindrical coordinates and a little trigonometry, students are able to block off a certain portion...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Visiting the Rich History of Geometry Using the Ti 92
In this activity, students study various geometric theorems.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: How to Find the Equation of an Angle Bisector Usin
Challenge your advanced algebra or pre-calculus students to finding the equation of an angle bisector given two intersecting lines. Students can do this in several ways; the lesson plan here walks through two of them in this interesting...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Perimeters, Areas, and Slopes Oh, My!
In this activity, students create geometric figures, and use analytic and coordinate geometry to investigate their attributes. They go through the process of proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Quiz: Functions of Several Variables
The online quiz assesses student comprehension of functions of several variables. The quiz consists of true/false questions on the mathematics concepts.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Tangent Ratio
In this activity students explore the tangent ratio. Students construct a right triangle using perpendicular lines, and a line that forms the hypotenuse of the triangle. When students construct the hypotenuse line it is very important...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Traveling on Good Circles
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this high-level math lesson has students delve into the topic of Great Circles on a sphere (specifically, the Earth), in order to find the shortest distances between locations. Students will...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on Introduction to Analytic Geometry
The online assessment exhibits knowledge of analytic geometry. The questions evaluate students on distance, midpoint, and the area of a rectangle.
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: The Parabola
Defines parabolas, their properties, gives parametric equations, tangent line in a point D of a parabola, etc.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Little Little G
Could the altitude of the city hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games have an effect on performance in the long jump? This challenging activity encourages mathematical reflection, investigation and discussion as students explore how...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Parabolas and Analytic Geometry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students gain an understanding of parabolas using analytic geometry, by exploring guided notes, watching a video and attempting practice problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Scalar Projections
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will study scalar projections: dot products of vectors and unit vectors. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Coordinate Geometry Proofs
A lesson, practice activity, and teacher resource for exploring coordinate geometry proofs.
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: The Circle: Basic Concepts
Goes over the equation of a circle, parametric equations of a circle, intersection of circle and line, tangent line in a point of a circle, etc.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: 10 Olympic Starters
These 10 questions encourage students to explore mathematical modelling in the context of several different sports including track and field athletics, shooting, football, tennis, basketball and gymnastics. This activity is designed to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Vector Analysis Applications
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Example applications of vector analysis
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Vectors Drive the Boat
Using a combination of online exploration and teacher instruction students will discover that vectors have both magnitude and direction. They will be able to use vectors to represent problem situations. Students will also be will be able...
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.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Precalculus Basic Formulas to Know
This CoolMath resource provides an introduction to some Precalculus formulas.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Divide Line Segments
Figure out the coordinates of a point between two other points that give a certain ratio. For example, find a point C so that it is two thirds of the way between point A and B.
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.