A Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves

Special Plane Curves

Ancient curves

Spirals

Cyclodal Curves

Era of Analytic Geometry and Calculus

Era of Modern Math

Methods of Generating New Curves

□ Caustics □ Cissoid (General) □ Conchoid (General) □ Derivative and Integral □ Envelope □ Evolute □ Involute □ Inversion □ Isoptic and Orthoptic □ Parallel Curves □ Pedal Curve □ Radial □ Roulette & Glissette

Math of Curves

□ Coordinate Systems □ Coordinate Transformation □ Vectors □ Naming and Classification of Curves

□ Cusp □ Curvature

work in progress: line, circle, exponential curve, Spiric Sections, Hyperbolic Sine, Lissajous, Polynomial.

Misc Galleries

□ A Gallery Of Famous Surfaces □ Mathematics of Seashell Shapes □ Spirals Photo Exhibit □ Curlicues Photo Exhibit □ Inversion Image Gallery □ Trochoid Animation Gallery

Info About This Site

□ What's New: 2010-03

□ About this project, acknowledgement, copyright and usage.

□ Software Aids: Mathematica icon Mathematica, and Plane Geometry Softwares movie icon gsp icon Cabri icon gcf icon

□ References: Printed References, Online References, Robert Yates's Curves and Their Properties

□ Curve Forum, CD-ROM of This site

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