"Conic sections" are the four kinds of curves that result when a plane slices through a cone. But if you forgot that bit of high school algebra, here's one way to make sure you digest the lesson ...

Object Details owner Wheeler, Albert Harry Description This solid wooden model is stained dark brown. It is cut by three planes to form an ellipse, part of a parabola, and part of a hyperbola. The ...

John Brillhart, Richard Blecksmith, Mike Decaro, Using Conic Sections to Factor Integers, The American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 123, No. 2 (February 2016), pp. 168-174 ...

Mathematics Magazine presents articles and notes on undergraduate mathematical topics in a lively expository style that appeals to students and faculty throughout the undergraduate years. The journal ...