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Mixed References
http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/mathc30/Unit5a/home5.htm -
explanations and examples, movies, interactive applets, and practice
quizzes available http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ConicFlyer/ - Interactive conic graphs demonstrate how conics are transformed
http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbconics.htm - The Occurrence of the Conics, real world examples of how they are used to model things around us
http://education.ti.com/downloads/demo/ConicGraphx.pdf - how to graph conics on the TI-83 PLUS/SILVER and TI-84
http://www.univie.ac.at/future.media/moe/testpuzzle/Curves/Puzzle.htm - matching general equations with the type of conic section
http://mathdemos.gcsu.edu/mathdemos/family_of_functions/conic_gallery.html - applet with demonstrations
http://www2.krellinst.org/UCES/archive/resources/conics/newconics.html - a complete overview of conics with examples that are explained in detail
http://www.maa.org/joma/Volume7/Hohenwarter/Conics.html - applet lets you play with the plane which intersects the double-napped cones to illustrate the visual definitions
http://math2.org/math/algebra/conics.htm - a summary table of all
the information and illustrations of conic sections http://www.college-cram.com/study/algebra/presentations/1020 - A study sheet of all the conic formulas
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/conics/index.asp - a complete overview of all the conic definitions and relationships
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Circles
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6224496423689674718#
http://www.college-cram.com/study/algebra/presentations/220 - a Tab Tutor applet lets you explore circular relationships and terminology
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Ellipses
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6234650987019435013#
http://www.slu.edu/classes/maymk/GeoGebra/EllipseHyperbola.html - applet lets you play with drawing ellipses (and hyperbolas)
http://www.college-cram.com/study/algebra/presentations/224 - a Tab Tutor applet lets you explore elliptical relationships and terminology (vertical)
http://johnbanks.maths.latrobe.edu.au/Games/Ellipse/javaellipse.html - simple game to guess where the foci of an ellipse occur
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/conics/elgear/elgear.html - applet illustrating an elliptical gear
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/conics/focus_ellipse/focus_ellipse.html - applet illustrating the reflective property of ellipses
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Hyperbolas
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6224496423689674718#docid=-1962843723491781837
http://www.college-cram.com/study/algebra/presentations/222 - a Tab Tutor applet lets you explore hyperbolic relationships and terminology (horizontal)
http://www.college-cram.com/study/algebra/presentations/225 - a Tab Tutor applet lets you explore hyperbolic relationships and terminology (vertical)
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/conics/focus_hyper/focus_hyper.html - applet illustrating the reflective property of hyperbolas
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Parabolas http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8824761396988762182#
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/conics/focus/focus.html - applet illustrating a parabolic light beam |