Analytic Geometry
Civil Engineering
Introduction to Analytic Geometry
Coordinate systems, distance formula, midpoint formula, slope, angle between lines, symmetry, and area of polygons.
The Hyperbola
Equations of hyperbolas, finding foci, vertices, transverse axis, asymptotes, and eccentricity.
Polar Coordinates
Polar coordinate system, conversion between rectangular and polar, and graphing polar curves.
Translation and Rotation of Axes
Transformation of coordinates through translation and rotation of the axes, and eliminating the xy-term in conic sections.
Parametric Equations
Defining curves using an independent parameter, converting to rectangular form, and applications to conic sections.
Solid Geometry
Three-dimensional coordinate systems, distance, direction cosines, equations of lines and planes in space.
Quadric Surfaces
Understanding 3D surfaces including spheres, ellipsoids, paraboloids, and hyperboloids.
Tangents and Normals to Conic Sections
Equations of tangent and normal lines to circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas.
Vector Analytic Geometry
Introduction to vectors, dot product, cross product, and their applications in analytic geometry.
Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
Advanced 3D coordinate systems and their relationship with rectangular coordinates.
Special Plane Curves
Analysis of advanced planar curves including cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, and lemniscates.