Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Parabolas
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that investigate the process for graphing parabolas.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Quadratic Functions: Graphs
A tutorial devoted to the steps used to graph a quadratic function. Includes tables, graphs, and several sample problems.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Math Applications: Quadratic Functions
This site provides a brief overview of quadratic functions. It ends with three applications of quadratic functions in excel format. Click on each file to download.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exploring the Vertex Form of a Quadratic Function
In this activity, you will change the parameters of the function and determine the effects on its graph and its vertex.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Floral Shop Math
Students will create quadratic functions that model revenue collected and profit earned from selling bouquets in a flower shop. The students can use graphing calculators to identify the maximum value for each function. Once they identify...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Construction Tools: Interactive Function Graphs
Students draw a dynamic graph of the quadratic function with interactive parameters. They understand that there is only one graph of the function that changes dynamically as the values of the parameters change.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Investigating the Parabola in Vertex Form (Y = Ax2
In this activity, students investigate the standard form of the quadratic function, y = ax^2 + bx + c. They investigate the changes on the graph of a quadratic equation that result from changes in A, B, and C. They also locate the vertex...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Quadratic Intercepts
This set of multiple choice questions asks students to find the intercepts and vertices of quadratic functions. Solutions are included.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exploring Standard Form of a Quadratic Function
Students explore y=ax^2+bx+c using the transform graphing application. Teacher calculator is used with Navigator to send device settings, the equation format and initial coefficient values to all students. Worksheet includes all student...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System Humidity Makes Air Feel
Using data from the USA TODAY graphic,"Humidity makes air feel even hotter," students will explore quadratic and cubic functions to determine how well they model the relationship between air temperature and heat index. When the models...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exploring Transformations of the Quadratic Function
Using TI-Interactive, students will discover how the variables of a, h, and k in the vertex form of a quadratic function affect the size, shape and location of the parabola. During the lesson students will write quadratic functions when...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Quadratic Functions
Students will explore the effect the coefficient of x^2 has on the graph of a quadratic function; they will also explore the effect of adding a constant to the quadratic function.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exploring the Parabola and Its Equation Part 1 and @
Starting with y=x^2 going all the way to (in part 2)y=ax^2+bx+c, how do changes in the quadratic equation/function change the appearance of the parabola.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Playing With the Transformation Application
Students try to fit a quadratic function to the 200 m world record data using the transformation graphing application.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Bouncing Ball
In this experiment, students collect the height versus time data of a bouncing ball using the CBR 2. This activity investigates the values of height, time, and the coefficient A in the quadratic equation, which describes the behavior of...
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Funciones Elementales
This is an interactive activity to recognize a liner, quadratic or radical function by its algebraic expression or by its graph.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Quadratic Function
Students will use graphics to understand quadratic functions such as parabolas and determine the vertex, intercepts, domain, and range of the functions.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Quadratic Equations
Find a concise explanation of how to graph quadratic equations. Several examples are given and clearly explained.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems: Quadratic Equations
Practice using your graphing calculator for solving and graphing quadratic equations. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each problem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Quadratic Functions and Equations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize a quadratic function as an equation in two variables with a specific form.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Quadratic Functions: Problems (1)
The tutorial demonstrates how to use quadratic functions to solve word problems. Some topics discussed are minimum points, maximum points, and vertex. The activity consists of examples with detailed solutions.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Quadratics
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains quadratic functions, including graphing functions and solving equations using factoring. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Completing the Square
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to solve quadratic equations by completing the square. The quadratic formula is derived using this method on this page. Point this site out to students who have been absent or who...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Finding Parabolas Through Two Points
For this task, students are asked to find the quadratic functions that pass through two given points on a coordinate grid and to describe how their graphs are related. Aligns with F-LE.A.2.