Video Instruction
Section
Preliminaries
7.1.1 -
An introduction to conic sections
(3:09)
Section
The Parabola
7.2.1 -
The Parabola; The definition and parts of a
Parabola
(4:33)
7.2.2 -
The equation of a Parabola opening up or down (axis of symmetry is parallel to y-axis)
(10:37)
7.2.3 -
The equation of a Parabola opening left or right (axis of symmetry is parallel to x-axis)
(7:54)
7.2.4 -
A summary of the two equations of the
Parabola
(7:26)
7.2.5 -
Finding the equation of a parabola given the focus and vertex
(7:26)
7.2.6 -
Finding the equation of a parabola given the focus and directrix or given the vertex and directrix
(11:07)
7.2.7 -
Finding the equation of a parabola given the vertex and a point on the parabola
(8:20)
7.2.8 -
Completing the square to find the vertex, focus and directrix of a parabola
(7:42)
Section
The Ellipse
7.3.1 -
The Ellipse; The definition of the ellipse and parts of an ellipse
(4:34)
7.3.2 -
The equation of an ellipse with major axis parallel to the x-axis
(11:44)
7.3.3 -
The equation of an ellipse with major axis parallel to the y-axis
(6:54)
7.3.4 -
Finding the equation of an ellipse given its
graph
(5:44)
7.3.5 -
Finding the equation of an ellipse given the center, a vertex and a focus point
(5:51)
7.3.6 -
Finding the equation of an ellipse given the center, a vertex and one other point on the ellipse
(6:45)
7.3.7 -
Finding the center, foci, and vertices of the equation of an ellipse by completing the
square
(8:50)
