These applets provide interactive student activities to make connections between the graphical and analytical interpretation of "completing the square" and writing the equation of a parabola in general and standard form. Students can opt for testing their understanding through randomly generated problems, or they can supplement textbook problems by entering their own equation of a parabola to work with.
INTENDED USES:
Class demo
Student use
APPROPRIATE COURSES:
Early College, High School (9-12)
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS:
Should work in a generic web browser with Java plugin
Open Standard/General Form of a Parabola in a new window
Larry Green, "The Standard and General Forms of a Parabola," Convergence (June 2004)