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Analytic Geometry of Parabola
Define, create
and explore parabolas, including their foci and directrices.
Dynamical change of parabolas, with their foci and directrices, by
changing the parameters of their equations.
Display and explore the distances between the focus, points on the
graphs and the directrix, including sums or differences and/or
ratios of distances, to learn the properties and characteristics of
parabolas and their geometrical representation. The following
screenshots were designed to meet the pedagogical approach needed
for teaching and learning of these topics:
Topic 1 -
Parabola with focus on the x-axis
Topic 2 -
Parabola with focus on the y-axis
Dynamic movable
tools, such as: Points,
Segments, Straight Lines, Parallels, Perpendiculars, Tangents,
Chords, Perpendiculars from a point, Tangents through an external
point, Angles and Angle Bisectors.
Tracing while obtaining updated quantitative information for each
location, and the dynamic tools, including the relevant equations.
Quantitative
coordinate system (scales),
fully user
controlled by zooming in/out, dragging the axes and changing the
scales.
Copy
and Print: All
the content can be easily transferred to a Word®
document or to any presentation program such as Power Point®
or to be printed directly.
A Help
supplement to the software includes specified instructions for each
of the software's components.
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