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| Collection Name: | AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository
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| Collection Description: | AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for those in community and technical colleges, but free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the National Science Digital Library, and is being created by a team of project partners led by Internet Scout. |
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Collection Information:
| Contributor(s) |
ATE Centers
American Association Of Community Colleges
American Mathematics Association Of Two-Year Colleges
Internet Scout Project
MERLOT
Morrill Solutions
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| Grade Level |
Higher Education
Technical Education (Lower Division)
Technical Education (Upper Division)
Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
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| Intended Audience |
Administrator
Educator
Learner
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| Link |
Http://amser.org/
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| Resource Type |
Collection
Instructional Material
Reference Material
Search Engine
Text
Tool
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| Subject Keyword(s) |
General Science
Science
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| Resource Title: | Conic Sections (Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves)
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| Description: | A discussion of the history of conic sections, one of the oldest math subjects studied systematically and thoroughly, with a description, formulas, properties, a proof, Mathematica notebooks, the ellipse seen as a circle, second degree curves, intersection of circles, orthogonal conics, Pascal's Theorem and Brianchon's Theorem, and related sites. Illustrations, including one showing the intersections of parallel planes and a double cone, forming ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas respectively. Hosted by the Math Forum. |
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Additional Resource Information
| Author |
Lee, Xah
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| Intended Audience |
College/University Instructors
Continuous Formation
Higher Education
Professional Formation
Students
Teachers
Technical School First Cycle
Technical School Second Cycle
University First Cycle
University Postgrad
University Second Cycle
Vocational Training
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| Language |
En
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| Publisher / Resource Provider |
Xahlee.org
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| Resource Format |
Html
Java
Jpeg
Mathematica
Png
Video/quicktime
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| Resource Type |
Charts and Diagrams
Collection
Demonstrations
Mathematical Models
Mathematics Materials
StillImage
Tables (Data)
Text
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| Rights Information |
Xah Lee
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| Subject Keyword(s) |
Conic Sections and Circles
Differential Geometry
Mathematics
Mathematics -- Geometry
Mathematics -- Instructional Issues
Mathematics -- Technology
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