1-4A: Polynomials
Platform: Amplify
Yesterday, you reviewed how to simplify polynomial expressions. Today, you will step back and ask a more fundamental question: What makes an expression a polynomial?
As you explore, you will distinguish polynomials from non-polynomials and use their defining features to classify them.
Explore
Complete the lesson A2T 1-4: Introduction to Polynomials & Equations in Amplify.
Keep your notebook open and record the definitions, examples, and classifications requested in the lesson.
Notes
Before leaving the lesson, make sure your notes include:
- the definition of a polynomial;
- at least one polynomial and one non-example; and
- the different ways polynomials can be classified.
You will use these notes during the textbook work in the next lesson.