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What is the software about ?
The software is an interactive dynamic visual guided learning software which
provides both, the teacher and the student, the ability to
Demonstrate, Study and Solve any quadratic equation. It is possible
to Explore parameters of the quadratic equation
and its roots and immediately see the effects of
changing the parameters on the equation's graphical representation. The Sign and Trend of the quadratic function can be
studied and demonstrated as
well.
DO and SEE! What you DO and SEE you
will Understand and Remember.
The
quadratic equation is presented in two forms:
General Form y = ax2 + bx + c and
Canonic Form y = a(x – x0)2
+y0 , in which the (x0 ,
y0) are the coordinates of the
vertex.
Studying the Canonic Form
(which is the simplest form) and its graphical representation
leads to a better understanding of the quadratic equation,
its
parameters and roots.
Therefore,
the transformation of the General Form of the quadratic equation into
its Canonic Form (a procedure known as “completing the square”) is
presented in detail both algebraically and numerically.
All
visual and text information can be printed and/or copied to another
application such as Word® or Power Point®.
With
the software, everything you wanted to
know and understand about quadratic equations is now within your
reach.
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