Lessons for Topic 9.7
Converting an equation between the two systemsSubstituting the conversion relations to rewrite a whole curve in the other coordinate system.Lesson
Plotting polar pointsLocating a point by turning through an angle and then walking out a distance.Lesson
Polar coordinatesLocate a point by distance from the origin and angle from the x-axis.Lesson
Polar equations and their graphsCurves described by giving the distance from the origin as a function of the direction.Lesson
Converting between polar and rectangularTurning a distance and an angle into x and y with cosine and sine.Lesson
Slope of a polar curveDifferentiating the x and y forms with respect to the angle and dividing.Lesson