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Index of Classic Plane Curves and Surfaces   COURSE_COMMUNITIES_ANIMATED_GIF_ID COURSE_COMMUNITIES_JAVA_ID


Course Topic(s): One-Variable Calculus | History of Calculus

Alphabetical list of well-known curves from Apple of Discord (Cycloid) and Astroid to Wankel's Engine (Reuleaux Polygons) and Witch of Agnesi, with graphs, equations, interesting facts, and history of each curve. As of this review, the index was an ongoing project of the National Curve Bank, directed by Shirley Gray, California State University, Los Angeles.

Resource URL: http://curvebank.calstatela.edu/index/index.htm


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Subject classification(s): Single Variable Calculus | Calculus

Creator(s): Shirley Gray

Contributor(s): Shirley Gray

This resource was cataloged by Janet Beery

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National Curve Bank, California State University, Los Angeles

Resource copyright: National Curve Bank, California State University, Los Angeles

This review was published on February 13, 2011

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