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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Distance Between Two Polar Coordinates: Exploring Changes in Angle and Radius

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Get straight answers on a curved grid. An interactive has learners apply the Law of Cosines to find the distance between two points on the polar coordinate plane. The pupils use the radii lengths and the angle between the two radii to...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2007 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th
Provide a review for the exam so individuals don't tank. AP® provides the free-response questions for teachers to use to help their pupils prepare for the exam. The six BC questions from 2007 include regions bounded by functions, water...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2009 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th
Let them eat cake. The free-response questions from an AP® Calculus BC exam cover several topics that include finding the area under a curve within the context of creating a birthday cake. Calculus concepts include finding rates of...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2011 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th
Take a second look. Form B of the AP® Calculus BC free-response questions allow pupils and teachers to see another set of items. The six questions expand the set of items from the 2011 free-response questions. Form B items include a...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2010 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th
Keep moving along a curve. Two items in the set of released free-response questions from the 2010 AP® Calculus BC exam involve movement along a graph. One involves particle motion along a polar curve while the other uses a squirrel...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 4 - Math 126: Sketching Polar Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this sketching polar equations worksheet, high schoolers solve 5 short answer and graphing problems. Students describe a curve given the equation of the curve in polar form. High schoolers sketch a graph of the equation.
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Worksheet
Yummy Math

A Cardioid for Valentine’s Day

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
It's Valentine's Day in geometry class! Celebrate the day of love with a heart-themed activity in which young mathematicians create a cardioid on polar graph paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Worksheet 25

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students draw a graph of functions on a polar graphing system. They graph two functions by first plotting them on the vertical axis as a function of a given angle, then by plotting them at a radial distance from...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Curves in the Complex Plane

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Go around and around on the complex plane. The sixth lesson plan in a 23-part unit reviews representing numbers in the complex plane. Pupils graph numbers with equal moduli and notice they represent a circle. They continue to explore...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rose Curve

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Arcsine will be better understood and applied through prediction the number of petals on a rose curve using polar equations. Students relate rose curve to siusoidal functions using the Ti navigator.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parametric, Vector, Polar, and 3D Functions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate the capabilities of the TI-89.  For this calculus lesson, 12th graders explore the parametric equation for a circle, for arc length of curves, and for trajectories.  Students investigate the symbolic and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Polar Equations

For Students Pre-K - Higher Ed
For this precalculus worksheet, students find the solutions to polar equations for the 3 detailed problems using the coordinates and graphing calculators.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Graphing Polar Equations

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this graphing polar equations worksheet, students solve and complete 10 various types of problems. First, they construct a table of values using the special angles and their multiples. Then, students plot the points in the table on a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Polar Coordinates

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students define polar equations and learn to plot them. In this calculus lesson plan, students relate polar equations to real life scenarios such as plants and comic strips. They discuss and define the curves of polar equations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solutions Review

For Students 10th - 12th
For this solutions worksheet, students review the properties of solutions, the polarity of molecules, molarity, and solubility curves. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions and 15 problems to solve.
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eBook
Rice University

Calculus Volume 3

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
See calculus to the end. The eBook is the last of a three-volume series covering college-level calculus topics. Scholars begin with parametric equations and polar coordinates before moving to vectors, finally ending with multi-variable...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Polar Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that is about the plotting of polar coordinates while graphing equations. They plot multiple points with the help of a graphing calculator and using coordinate graph paper. Students identify the pattern...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th
There are shaded areas, particles, polar equations, oh my! Teachers use the materials to see how their pupils compare to the AP® Calculus BC exam expectations. Scholars use the released items to practice on several BC topics and become...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2003 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th
Be integral to the learners in the classroom. Pupils use integrals, differentiation, and limits to solve the free-response questions from an AP® Calculus BC exam. Items cover topics such as area under a curve, particle motion, average...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 28 - Spring 1996

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students examine the graph in polar coordinates of r = f(θ). Then they sketch a graph of the modified functions indicated.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

AP Calculus Practice Exam

For Students 12th
In this Calculus worksheet, 12th graders are provided with practice problems for their exam.  Topics covered include limits, derivatives, area bounded by a curve, minimization of cost, and the volume of a solid of revolution.  The four...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

PreCalculus: Final Examination

For Students 10th - 12th
For this final examination worksheet, students find the tangent function and sine function.  They graph problems on a polar coordinate.  Students describe trigonometric properties.  This twelve-page worksheet contains 80 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math 53 – Practice Midterm #1

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students find the length of the curve given in the polar coordinates. They also evaluate the functions and simplify them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

AP Calculus Practice Exam BC Version: Part B

For Students 11th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, students solve 17 multiple choice problems. Students find limits, summations, and derivatives of functions. Students find the area of an enclosed region between two curves.