Thursday, April 23, 2009

Polynomial Operations and Factoring

Here are some websites that might help clarify polynomial operations and factoring.

Polynomial addition and subtraction - http://math.about.com/library/blpoly.htm

Adding polynomials - http://www.regentsprep.org/rEGENTS/math/polyadd/sp_add.htm

Subtracting polynomials - http://www.regentsprep.org/rEGENTS/math/polyadd/sp_subt.htm

Multiplying polynomials - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polymult.htm and http://www.jamesbrennan.org/algebra/polynomials/multiplication_of_polynomials.htm

Factoring polynomials - http://www.jamesbrennan.org/algebra/polynomials/factoring_polynomials.htm and http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simpfact.htm

In order for my students to earn extra credit, they must visit at least 2 of the sites and comment on both.

7 comments:

D Johnson said...

adding and subtracting polynomial looks easy if i look at the steps and wats in parethacese beside it

D Johnson said...

now the factoring part looks a little tricky but maybe not idk i didnt get it

Anonymous said...

mrs. bentley i get now why you switch around numbers in the expresssion...so i'll have one number go into each....thanks
R.Nesmith

Anonymous said...

Oh my wow i just kinda realised your trying to find simpler polynomials to replace the larger ones... Geez it was alot simpler than what i thought! C. McGhee :) :) :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you for putting these websites out here where i could veiw them, i visited http://www.jamesbrennan.org/algebra/polynomials/factoring_polynomials.htm and http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simpfact.htm they really broke the equation down and explained how you got the answer for each part. I understand the process of factoring polynomials alot better now. A.BLack

Anonymous said...

Wow thanks for the websites they actually helped me out a little. I still find factoring the polynomials to be a little difficult for me at times.S.Koyle

Anonymous said...

I understand the factoring a whole lot better since i visited these sites.
http://www.jamesbrennan.org/algebra/polynomials/factoring_polynomials.htm

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simpfact.htm

D.Phillips