Chapter 7 - Analyzing Conic Sections

Conic Sections at Dave's Math Tables
A concise page of drawings and formulas.
(click here).

Interactive CAD Drawings of Conic Sections
It takes a bit of playing with the menus but the conic sections shown are clear and may help you to visualize how they are sliced from the "cone." Technology Center of DuPage Conic Section Lesson (click here).

ExploreMath.com's Conic Section Page
This site uses Macromedia's Shockwave (a browser plug-in) to provide interactive math pages. It is very easy to explore the properties of conic sections. Use the "Show String Property" to see the locus of points as you constuct the curve using a pencil with string. (click here).