Through a variety of hands-on activities and physical scenarios, this far-reaching unit leads learners through an exceptionally thorough exploration of circles and parabolas as conic sections. Geometric construction techniques are used...

High schoolers analyze characteristics and properties of two and three-dimensional shapes in this geometry lesson plan. They follow detailed directions to use the Cabri Geometry II Application on their TI-89 calculator to construct a...

Dr. Math, in a reply to a student's question, describes how to obtain the equation of a parabola.

Dr. Math helps a student with the plotting and with finding the vertex and line of symmetry of a parabola.

Dr. Math, in a reply to a student's question, explains how to find the location of the vertex and focus, calculate the distance between the focus and vertex, as well as identify the axis of symmetry and the directix.