Section 15.4: Conic Sections

15.4 Outline

  1. Introduction
    1. definition
    2. model
  2. Geometric definition of conic sections
    1. parabola
      1. focus
      2. directrix
      3. axis
      4. vertex
    2. ellipse
      1. foci
      2. major axis
      3. center
      4. minor axis
    3. circle
      1. center
      2. radius
    4. hyperbola
      1. transverse axis
      2. center
      3. conjugate axis
  3. Algebraic definition of conic sections
    1. general form
      1. first-degree equation
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Section 15.1: Cartesian Coordinates and Graphing Lines

15.1 Outline

  1. Solving equations with two variables
    1. satisfy an equation
    2. solution
  2. Cartesian coordinate system
    1. definition
    2. axis, origin, quadrants
    3. coordinates
      1. abscissa
      2. ordinate
  3. Graphing a line by plotting points
    1. graph of a line
    2. procedure
  4. Graphing a line by slope-intercept
    1. standard form
    2. first-degree
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