Introductory Trail

This trail is meant for new students, or students who are looking for simple explanations of the content materials. Each section in here will also contain links to the appropriate sections in the advanced and programming sections.

Coordinate System

Definition
A coordinate system is a means for defining and stating positions of points in space. The system used in this module is the 2-dimensional cartesian coordinate system.

Specifying a Point in the Coordinate System
A point in the coordinate system is specified by a (x,y), where x and y are the point's distance, along the x and y axis respectively, from the origin of the system.

Example

Image of point in coordinate space The point "A" in the figure on the left is 3 units away along the x-axis from the origin, and is 4 units away along the y-axis from the origin. Thus the coordinates of the point are (3,4).

Introductory Trail