What's a Polynomial?

Captivate your class by having them find the value of their names, different zoo animals, musical instruments, etc.,with a mental math lesson. Using the coding formula listed, children learn to fluently estimate and calculate...

What works for a binomial also works for a trinomial. The short video shows how to divide a polynomial by a monomial by breaking up the polynomial into its individual terms. Examples consist of a binomial and a trinomial divided by a...

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...

Let's think about how a person could simplify an expression where a polynomial is divided by a monomial. Sal shares three different modes he could use to simplify, then uses each way to solve the same problem.

Cut a piece of molding by subtracting polynomials. Pupils watch a video as the presenter works through an example of a word problem involving the subtraction of polynomials. The problem involves finding the remaining length of a piece of...

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...

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...

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...

An interactive shows graphically the distribution of a monomial across all the terms in a polynomial multiplication problem. Pupils relate the specific example to a more general problem then make conclusions to develop a pattern for...

What does the word term mean in the math world? Is a term a part of a polynomial? Are terms those pieces of a polynomial separated by either an addition or a subtraction sign? Knowing the vocabulary of math is very important. So watch...