Elements of the parabola in the three-dimensional space and applications in teaching through a project based on reflection of light

This work, structured in two main parts, is devoted to the parabola topic. In the first, the elements of a parabola are reviewed by linking the definition of intersection of a plane and a cone with a locus of the plane. The necessary transformations for the calculation of the elements as a curve in...

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Main Authors: Ana María Zarco, Fernando Pascual-Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2023-07-01
Series:Modelling in Science Education and Learning
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/MSEL/article/view/19283