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Conics Doug Kuhlmann
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1. Rectangular
- Ellipse eccentricity
- Ellipse-Hyperbola Envelopes
- Tangent to ellipse from external point
- Ellipse reflecting property
- Hyperbola eccentricity
- Tangent to hyperbola from an external point
- Hyperbola reflecting property
- Parabola by folding
- Parabola tangents from external point
- Parabola reflecting property
- Rotate Conics
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2. Polar
- Polar Conics using eccentricity and directrix
- Polar Conics Eccentricity & Directrix
- Rotating Polar Conics
- Polar Parabola
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Conics Doug Kuhlmann
Doug Kuhlmann, Jun 20, 2015

Applets I use when teaching conic sections
Table of Contents
- Rectangular
- Ellipse eccentricity
- Ellipse-Hyperbola Envelopes
- Tangent to ellipse from external point
- Ellipse reflecting property
- Hyperbola eccentricity
- Tangent to hyperbola from an external point
- Hyperbola reflecting property
- Parabola by folding
- Parabola tangents from external point
- Parabola reflecting property
- Rotate Conics
- Polar
- Polar Conics using eccentricity and directrix
- Polar Conics Eccentricity & Directrix
- Rotating Polar Conics
- Polar Parabola
Rectangular
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1. Ellipse eccentricity
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2. Ellipse-Hyperbola Envelopes
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3. Tangent to ellipse from external point
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4. Ellipse reflecting property
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5. Hyperbola eccentricity
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6. Tangent to hyperbola from an external point
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7. Hyperbola reflecting property
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8. Parabola by folding
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9. Parabola tangents from external point
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10. Parabola reflecting property
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11. Rotate Conics
Ellipse eccentricity
Shows effect on ellipse when eccentricity changes.
Ellipse eccentricity


Polar Conics using eccentricity and directrix
One focus at pole. Chang e and d using input boxes. |
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