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Please bring the following requirements on the first meeting next week:
1. 1"x1" ID picture
2. intermediate pad paper (90 leaves)
3. clear plastic envelope
4. math notebook
5. pencil, eraser, and ruler

Since there will be no adjustment of exam skeds despite the 1 week cancellation of classes, we will devote only the 1st 20 mins of the 1st meeting for intro/orientation and the next 25 mins for the lesson proper.

So for your assignment, please read about CONIC SECTIONS on your textbook (The Calculus With Analytic Geometry 6th edition by Louis Leithol) and on the internet.
In particular, you should be able to answer the following questions:
1. What is a cone (in mathematical sense)?
2. What are the parts of a cone?
3. What is a conic section?
4. What are the different types of conic sections and how are they obtained geometrically?
5. Give some practical applications of each type of conic. What characteristic/ property of conic is used in each of those applications?