ACTIVITY FOR 1º BACH

In the Famous Curves Index, URL: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Curves/Curves.html click on the name :

1. Circle
2. Ellipse
3. Hyperbola
4. Parabola

Write in your notebook the cartesian equation of these curves. 

To experiment interactively with these curves, click on "If your browser can handle JAVA code, click HERE" to see the changes on the curves if changes the equations coefficients. Write in your notebook the changes you see.