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- Distance from point to plane
A derivation, aided by an interactive graphic, of the formula for the distance from a point to a plane. - Distance from point to plane example
An example of calculating the distance from a point to a plane. - Intersecting planes example
Example showing how to find the solution of two intersecting planes and write the result as a parametrization of the line. - Parametrization of a line
Introduction to how one can parametrize a line. Interactive graphics illustrate basic concepts. - Parametrization of a line examples
Examples demonstrating how to calculate parametrizations of a line. - Forming planes
A description of ways to specify a plane. Interactive graphics illustrate the concepts. - Forming plane examples
Examples showing how to determine the equation of a plane. - Vectors in arbitrary dimensions
A brief introduction to n-dimensional vectors. - Examples of n-dimensional vectors
Examples showing the practical use of vectors in more than three dimensions. - Parametrization of a plane
Introduction to how one can parametrize a plane. Interactive graphics illustrate basic concepts. - Plane parametrization example
Example showing how to parametrize a plane. - Surfaces as graphs of functions
Illustration of how the graph of a scalar-valued function of two variables is a surface. - Surfaces defined implicitly
Graphing surfaces defined implicitly through an equation. - Quadric surfaces
Surfaces that are the graphs of quadratic equations. - Lines (and other items in Analytic Geometry)
How to describe the equation for a line in terms of horizontal and vertical coordinates. - The elliptic paraboloid
Description of the elliptic paraboloid with interactive graphics that illustrate cross sections and the effect of changing parameters. - The hyperbolic paraboloid
Description of the hyperbolic paraboloid with interactive graphics that illustrate cross sections and the effect of changing parameters.
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