Use this video to build mathematical vocabulary through practical application. Sal breaks down the parts of a polynomial expression, identifying the coefficient and exponents while he defines them.

Divide and conquer factoring. Learners see how dividing polynomials is similar to long division of numbers. Pupils learn how to use long division of polynomials to help find factors of higher degree polynomials. They then use their...

Do not let the distributive property foil you. Individuals hear about the FOIL method to multiply two binomials and how it is nothing more than the distributive property. Pupils learn two methods of multiplying any two polynomials. They...

Adding and subtracting polynomials is as easy as adding like terms. Pupils watch a video introducing polynomials and how to use a known procedure to add and subtract the polynomials. Class members work a few problems and check them...

How difficult is it to calculate the area of a U-shaped figure? Scholars use a helpful video to see how to determine an algebraic expression for the area of an U-shaped composite figure. The method it shows involves decomposing the...

Go ahead and divide as if nothing is missing. The video shows the long division process using a cubic polynomial with no missing terms being divided by a linear binomial. Pupils see how to write the remainder within the quotient.

Three terms divided by two terms does not equal 1 1/2 terms. Pupils watch the procedure of polynomial division using quadratic trinomials and linear binomials. The video works through two examples, one with a remainder and one without,...

How do you work the problem when something is missing? The resource works a polynomial division problem when there is a missing term, so pupils see the need to include zero terms to keep everything in line. The presenter also shows two...

Make the arithmetic connection. A helpful resource shows the steps of polynomial long division and shows how those steps are similar to arithmetic long division. Pupils watch several examples outlining the steps to divide polynomials...

Progress through levels of dividing a polynomial by a monomial. Four examples show scholars the procedure to divide a polynomial by a monomial. The first example uses a binomial divided by a monomial, and each of the others progress...

Dividing a degree three polynomial by a linear divisor is a several step process. Pupils see how to use long division to divide a polynomial by a linear divisor. The video then works through the steps of finding the terms of the quotient...

Split the division up into segments. A helpful video works three different division problems involving polynomials and monomials. Pupils see how to divide each term separately by the monomial and then combine the individual quotients in...

One variable is sometimes enough. Viewers of an instructional video learn how to evaluate a polynomial expression in one variable. They watch as the narrator works through two such examples, one with a polynomial of degree four and the...

Evaluating functions isn't all that different from evaluating expressions. An illuminating video shows how to evaluate polynomial expressions, both by hand and by using a graphing calculator. It then moves on to evaluating polynomial...

How do you organize polynomials? The presenter in a short video shows how to find the degree and coefficient of the terms of a polynomial that contains more than one variable. Scholars use that information to find the leading coefficient...

Organize all the polynomials. The short video covers how to find the coefficient and degree of each of the terms of a polynomial. Using that information, pupils learn how to determine the leading coefficient and the degree of a...

Split the polynomial into terms. The video shows how to divide a polynomial by a monomial. By splitting the polynomial into its terms, the problem then becomes dividing several monomials by a monomial. Class members become familiar with...

The distributive property works both ways. Connecting the distributive property from arithmetic to algebra, the resource shows how it works with variables too. The video provides examples of using the distributive property with a factor...