Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ771358
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Understanding Conic Sections Using Alternate Graph Paper
Brown, Elizabeth M.; Jones, Elizabeth
Mathematics Teacher, v99 n5 p322-327 Jan 2006
This article describes two alternative coordinate systems and their use in graphing conic sections. This alternative graph paper helps students explore the idea of eccentricity using the definitions of the conic sections.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Graphs, Teaching Methods, Definitions, Geometry, Measurement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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