Lesson Plan: Area Bounded by Polar Curves Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives and prerequisites of the lesson teaching students how to calculate the area of the region enclosed by one or more polar curves.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- calculate the area enclosed by a polar curve,
- calculate the area enclosed by two polar curves.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- polar coordinates,
- definite integration,
- integration of polynomial and trigonometric functions.