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Calculus Animations With Mathcad: Polar Curves
Contains an animation that will show you how the graphs of a number of polar equations are graphed. (Page may take some time to load completely.)
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Polar Coordinates
This math link contains a plethora of information on Polar coordinates. The site begins with a diagram illustrating the measurements used when working with polar coordinates then goes into detail on specifics of using this coordinate...
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Coordenadas Polares
Learn how to represent points and curves on the polar coordinate system.
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: Polar Coordinates of a Point P
Defines a polar coordinate, pole, and polar axis. Includes graph.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Distance Between Two Polar Coordinates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the distance between two points expressed in polar coordinates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Intersections of Polar Curves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Finding coordinates of intersection of two curves in polar coordinates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Plots of Polar Coordinates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plot coordinates on a polar coordinate system.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Polar and Cartesian Coordinates
Students learn about polar and cartesian coordinates. The tutorial consists of notes and examples.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Plot Points in Polar Coordinates
The interactive tutorial examines how to plot points given by their polar coordinates. Learners use the applet to plot polar coordinates.
Other
Polar Coordinates
This is a collection of topics about polar coordinates. There are also links to examples that student can work with.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Trigonometry: Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the trigonometric functions of any angle and the polar coordinate system. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Rectangular to Polar Form for Equations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert equations from rectangular form to polar form.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Polar to Rectangular Conversions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert coordinates from polar to rectangular.
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.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Polar Coordinates
This activity allows the user to explore the polar coordinate system. The applet is similar to GraphIt, but instead allows users to explore the representation of a function in the polar coordinate system.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Polar Coordinates
This site, which is provided for by the University of Tennessee, shows you how to use the polar coordinate system.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Polar Coordinates
This site from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville shows how to graph a polar equation on a TI-86 Graphing Calculator.
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.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Hypocycloid
View a hypocycloid being created in this simulation.
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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.
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Coordenadas Polares Y Cartesianas
This activity will help you to visualize the representation of a point in a Cartesian plane and in a polar plane.