Polynomials

Polynomials - what a strange word! These sections are more about understanding terminology than actual calculations. Your task is to try and explain each term in your own words so that your classmates (or your parents!) understand what each term means. You MUST choose 1, or you can do more if you like. DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008

POLYNOMIAL
MONOMIAL
BINOMIAL
TRINOMIAL
TERM
LIKE TERMS
DEGREE OF THE TERM
DEGREE OF THE POLYNOMIAL
COEFFICIENT
LEADING COEFFICIENT
DESCENDING ORDER

One Geometry for all?

At the beginning of the year you were told that you had 2 choices for geometry next year. Analytic Geometry was for students who achieved a 90% grade average (strong B or an A). Those who achieved a grade average between 76 (C-) and 89 (B) were to go to regular Geometry.
For a variety of reasons the math department has decided to put all the geometry students in the same class, a course named Geometry and Trig. Students who pass either Algebra 1 or Algebra 1B will be together.
What are your thoughts on this? Is it a good idea in your opinion? What are the pro's and con's?

REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

Listed below are selected problems in order to review for the final exam. We will be reviewing in class on Monday, January 14th, and Tuesday January 15th, but I would strongly recommend you begin working on these immediately!



Required: at least half of the problems (do every other one).



Best Review: All



REVIEW FOR CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3 DUE ON MONDAY 1/14/08



REVIEW FOR CHAPTERS 4, 7,9 DUE ON TUESDAY 1/15/08.



Chapter 1: P 684

2, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22, 23, 36, 40, 48, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61



Chapter 1: P 685

1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 32



Chapter 2: P 686

3, 4, 36, 37, 46, 47



Chapter 2: P 687

2, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, 30, 46, 48, 50



Chapter 3: P 688:

4 - 40 (x4)



Chapter 3 P 689

12, 16, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30



Chapter 4: P 690

12 - 40 (x4)



Chapter 4: P 691

4 - 24 (x4)



Chapter 7: P 696

12, 14, 27, 28



Chapter 7: P 697

2, 4, 10, 12, 14



Chapter 9: P 700

4, 8, 14, 16, 20 - 30 ev



Chapter 9: P 701

4 - 14 even



It may seem like a lot to do, but if you do some every night, it will be very manageable . Remember the problems from Chapter 1 and 2 are very easy!!

What have you learned in Algebra this semester?

As we approach the end of the first semester I would like you to reflect on what you have learned.
Please choose a topic we studied and explain it; what it is, how you approach the problem (if applicable), where it could be used outside of math class, do you find it confusing or straightforward .... Your comments should be clear and concise so that anyone reading it (not just your math teacher) could understand what you are explaining.

Is there more to math?

You take a variety of classes while in high school..... math, science, language arts, social studies....
The connection between math and science is pretty obvious, but is there a connections to the other core classes? Does math have anything to do with literature or history? What are your thoughts on the connections?

How do you graph using the slope-intercept method?

Pretend that you are teaching someone to graph a line using the slope-intercept method (that is what we have been doing in class). What would you tell them? Try to explain the process so that anyone could do it.

Use the equation: x - 2y = 6

Equations to Graph

Here are the equations to graph.
1.Identify the slope and y-intercept point
2. Determine if it goes up or down, steep or flat
3. Graph
4. Check - does your graph match your predictions?

(2) y = 4x - 5
(4) y = -1/3 x + 2
(6) y = 5x + 5
(8) y = 3/4 x + 3
(20) y = -3x - 5
(22) y = -5/4 x + 3
(28) y = 2x + 3
(30) y = -x + 7
(32) y = 3/4 x - 3
(34) y = -1/3 x + 2
(36) y = -3/5 x - 3
(40) y = 3x - 4