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Unit: Parametric equations, polar coordinates, and vector-valued functions

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Area: polar regions (single curve)

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Arc length: polar curves

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About this unit

We are used to working with functions whose output is a single variable, and whose graph is defined with Cartesian, i.e., (x,y) coordinates. But there can be other functions! For example, vector-valued functions can have two variables or more as outputs! Polar functions are graphed using polar coordinates, i.e., they take an angle as an input and output a radius! Learn about these functions and how we apply the concept of the integral on them.