By the end of this unit I can...

-classify a polynomial by its degree and number of terms

-add and subtract polynomials

-multiply a polynomial by a monomial

-multiply two binomials

-multiply polynomials

-understand that polynomials are closed under addition, subtraction, and multiplication

-use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it

-solve a polynomial in factored form using the zero product property

-factor a quadratic trinomial with a leading coefficient of 1

-factor a quadratic trinomial with a leading coefficient that is not 1

-factor the difference of two squares

-factor a polynomial using the distributive property(greatest common factor)

-solve a quadratic equation by factoring

-solve a polynomial equation by factoring