Course Name
Equations of lines and conic sections; curve tracing in both rectangular and polar coordinates in
Course Description
Number of Units for
Lecture and Laboratory
Number of Contact Hours per
week
Prerequisite
Course Objectives
Course Outline
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
two-dimensional space.
2units lecture
2hours lecture
College Algebra Plane and Spherical Trigonometry
After completing this course, the student must be able to:
1. Set up equations given enough properties of lines and conic;
2. Draw the graph of the given equation of the line and the equation of the conic section;
and
3. Analyze and trace completely the curve, given their equations in both rectangular and
polar coordinates, in two-dimensional space.
1. Plane Analytic Geometry
1.1 The Cartesian Planes
1.2 Distance Formula
1.3 Point-of Division Formulas
1.4 Inclination and Slope
1.5 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
1.6 Angle from One Line to Another
1.7 An Equation of a Locus
2. The Line
2.1 Point-Slope and Two-Point Forms
2.2 Slope-Intercept and Intercept Forms
2.3 Distance from a Point to a Line
2.4 Normal Form
3. The Circle
3.1 The Standard From for an Equation of a Circle
3.2 Conditions to Determine a Circle
4. Conic Sections
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Parabola
4.3 The Ellipse
4.4 The Hyperbola
5. Transformation of Coordinates
5.1 Translation of Conic Sections
6. Curve Sketching
6.1 Symmetry and Intercepts
6.2 Sketching PolynomialEquations
6.3 Asymptotes (Except Slant Asymptotes)
6.4 Sketching Rational Functions
7. Polar Coordinates
7.1 Polar Coordinates
7.2 Graphs in Polar Coordinates
 7.3 Relationships Between Rectangular and Polar Coordinates
Laboratory Equipment None