5.6.1		Parametric and polar curves

Calculus by Mistake, Louise S. Grinstein, 5:4, 1974, 49-53, C, 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.5, 5.2.10, 5.4.2, 5.7.2
Rectangular Aids for Polar Graphs, Alice W. Essary, 13:3, 1982, 200-205, 5.2.8
Roots of Polynomials and Loci, Ali R. Amir-Moez, 14:4, 1983, 313-317, 0.5
Mathematical Discovery via Computer Graphics: Hypocycloids and Epicycloids, Florence S. Gordon and Sheldon P. Gordon, 15:5, 1984, 440-443
On Hypocycloids and their Diameters, I. J. Schoenberg, 16:4, 1985, 262-267, 9.5
Vectors in a LOGO Learning Environment, Will Watkins, 16:4, 1985, 286-300
Defining Areas in Polar Coordinates, Frances W. Lewis, 17:5, 1986, 414-416, C
Transitions, Jeanne L. Agnew and James R. Choike, 18:2, 1987, 124-133, 0.7, 5.1.3, 9.10
FFF #4. Area of an Ellipse, Ed Barbeau, 20:2, 1989, 132-133, F, 0.5 (also 20:3, 1989, 227)
Connecting the Dots Parametrically: An Alternative to Cubic Splines, Wilbur J. Hildebrand, 21:3, 1990, 208-215, 4.6, 9.6
Moments on a Rose Petal, Douglass L. Grant, 21:3, 1990, 225-227, C, 5.2.5
Single Equations Can Draw Pictures, Keith M. Kendig, 22:2, 1991, 134-139, C, 0.4, 0.5, 5.1.5, 5.6.2
Trochoids, Roses, and ThornsÑBeyond the Spirograph, Leon M. Hall, 23:1, 1992, 20-35
Rotation of AxesÑNot Just for Conics, Steven Schonefeld, 23:5, 1992, 418-425, 0.5
Taylor Polynomial Approximations in Polar Coordinates, Sheldon P. Gordon, 24:4, 1993, 325-330, 5.4.3
Does a Parabola Have an Asymptote?, David Bange and Linda Host, 24:4, 1993, 331-342, 5.1.1, 5.1.5
Heart to Bell (illustration), Michael W. Chamberlain, 25:1, 1994, 34
Isaac Newton: Credit Where Credit Won't Do, Robert Weinstock, 25:3, 1994, 179-192, 0.5, 2.2, 5.1.3, 5.4.3
In Defense of Newton: A Physicist's View, A. P. French, 25:3, 1994, 206-209, 0.5, 2.2
Parametric Equations and Planar Curves, Kirby C. Smith and Vincent P. Schielack, 25:4, 1994, 319-321, C
FFF #81. Throwing Another Fallacy out the Window (Using Minimum Energy), Paul Deiermann and Rick Mabry, 25:5, 1994, 434, F (also 26:5, 1995, 383)
The Chair, the Area Rug, and the Astroid, Mark Schwartz, 26:3, 1995, 229-231, C, 5.1.4
FFF #91. A Perpetual Motion Matchine, Eric Chandler, 26:4, 1995, 302-303, F
Rectangular-to-Polar Folding Fans, Dan Pritikin, 26:4, 1995, 305-308, C
FFF #99. Polar Increment of Area, Peter Jarvis and Paul Schuette, 27:2, 1996, 117, F, 5.2.6
Some Comments on "Parametric Equations and Plane Curves", Zhibo Chen, 27:3, 1996, 210-211, C
A Note on the Brachistochrone Problem, Jim Zeng, 27:3, 1996, 206-208, C
Mercator's Rhumb Lines: A Multivariable Application of Arc Length, John Nord and Edward Miller, 27:5, 1996, 384-387, C, 5.2.8
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose ..., Melissa Shepard, 28:1, 1997, 55-56, C
An Envelope for a Spirograph, Andrew Simoson, 28:2, 1997, 134-139
Visualizing the Geometry of Lissajous Knots, John Meier and Jessica Wolfson, 28:3, 1997, 211-216, 9.8
The Coffee Cup Caustic for Calculus Students, Brian J. Loe and Nathaniel Beagley, 28:4, 1997
Designing a Baseball Cover, Richard B. Thompson, 29:1, 1998, 48-61
Numerically Parametrizing Curves, Steven Wilkinson, 29:2, 1998, 104-119, 5.6.2, 9.8
Pursuit and Regular N-gons, Michael J. Seery, 29:3, 1998, 228-229, C
Computation of Planetary Orbits, Donald A. Teets and Karen Whitehead, 29:5, 1998, 397-404, 5.5
MATH and Other Four-Letter Words, Marc D. Sanders and Barry A. Tesman, 29:5, 1998,  418-419, C
Spirals and Conchospirals in the Flight of Insects, Khristo N. Boyadzhiev, 30:1, 1999, 23-31, 9.10
Shortest Path Solution by Epitrochoid Machine, Mark Schwartz and Darryl Adams, 30:3, 1999, 221-225, C
Normal Lines and the Evolute Curve, David Sanchez and Kirby C. Smith, 31:5, 2000, 397-403, C, 5.1.3
The Sun, The Moon, and Convexity, Noah Samuel Brannen, 32:4, 2001, 268-272, 5.7.3
Why the MoonÕs Orbit is Convex, Laurent Hodges, 33:2, 2002, 169-170, C, 5.7.3
FFF. Solid of revolution of 1/x, Don Koks, 33:3, 2002, 227-228, F, 5.2.7
Can a Bicycle Create a Unicycle Track?, David L. Finn, 33:4, 2002, 283-292, 9.10
Lissajous Figures and Chebyshev Polynomials, Julio Castineira Merino, 34:2, 2003, 122-127, 9.8
The Brachistochrone Problem, Nils P. Johnson, 35:3, 2004, 192-197
Snapshots of a Rotating Water Stream, Steven L. Siegel, 36:2, 2005, 152-154, C, 9.10
Possibly pathological polynomials, James Colin Hill, Eric J. Malm, John Nord, and Gail Nord, 36:3, 2005, 222-223, F, 5.2.6  (see also Seymour Haber, J. Colin Hill, Daniel Lichtbau, and Daniel E. Loeb, 37:3, 2006, 216-217, F)
Folding Beauties, Leah Wrenn Berman, 37:3, 2006, 176-186, 0.5, 9.7
The Maximal Deflection on an Ellipse, Dan Kalman, 37:4, 2006, 250-260, 5.7.1 
Playing Ball in a Space Station, Andrew Simoson, 37:5, 2006, 334-343, 9.10
Equiangular Surfaces, Self-Similar Surfaces, and the Geometry of Seashells, Khristo N. Boyadzhiev, 38:4, 2007, 265-271, 5.6.2
A Helical Stairway Project, Tom Farmer, 39:4, 2008, 291-298