2. Warm-Up
1. (-3a3n4)(-3an)4
3. It is estimated there are over 3.5 x 106
ants per acre
in the Amazon rain forest which covers about 1 billion
acres. Find the total number of ants in both standard
form and scientific notation.
2. Simplify, then write in Scientific Notation: 1
5
5
3.5 x 1015
1
3125
.0003125
3.125 x 10
-4
5. Polynomial: from the root poly,
meaning many. The 'many' in
this case are terms. Polynomials
have one or more terms.
Remember, terms are separated
by a +, a -, or an = sign.
From our last unit, we know that a
monomial is a single term.
Polynomials then, are simply a
number of monomials connected
by a +, - or = sign.
So,...for the rules that determine what is and isn't a
polynomial, we look at the rules for what is and what isn't a
monomial.
Introduction to Polynomials
6. INTRODUCTION TO POLYNOMIALS
Example of a polynomial:
This one has 3 terms
A polynomial is made up of terms that are added, subtracted or
multiplied, or divided.
A typical polynomial looks like this:
1. How to perform the four basic operations on polynomials.
How do we add, subtract, multiply, & divide them.
During this nearly month-long unit on Polynomials, our
focus is on these two areas:
2. Factoring: The art & science of simplifying polynomials.
7. Polynomial? Yes or No
Since a polynomial is a
collection of monomials,
these rules also
determine the criteria
for a polynomial.
Polynomials can be classified by their number of terms
and by their highest degree. Classified by terms:
Classifying Polynomials:
