Monday, April 20: Curves in a Polynomial -- what defines the leading term?
Goals:
a polynomials change in direction are determined (maximum) by the leading term
the number of real and imaginary zeros are also determined by this
Use the conjugate rules to determine imaginary zeros.
extra resource: http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/resources/uploaded/mc-ty-polynomial-2009-1.pdf
HW: 04.more.polynomials.pdf 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 95 - 102 (do as many of these as you feel necessary), 113, 118, 119, 121 - 124 (this includes both 124s)
Tuesday, April 21: Remainder Theorem
Goals:
use the remainder theorem to evaluate polynomials
Wednesday, April 22:
Thursday, April 23: TEST. Polynomials.
On the test:
Polynomials. I'll send out an e-mail ... Tuesday? ... with a list of everything on the test, give or take.
Friday, April 24: 10 bonus questions to answer your needs/wants/fears.
These bonus questions will help your grade on Thursday's test. not that you actively need it. but still. It's there, and they are fun, and you should like them because they're fun. And they're there.