Scientific Notation
A method of writing or displaying numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.
polynomial
A mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms
polynomial function
a function whose rule is a polynomial
leading coefficient
The coefficient of the term with the highest degree
degree
the power of a term
constant term
a term that has a number but no variable
standard form of a polynomial function
a polynomial that is written with the terms in order from greatest degree to least degree.
synthetic substitution
the use of synthetic division to evaluate a function
end behavior
..., the behavior of the graph of a function as x approaches positive infinity or negative infinity
factored completely
polynomial is written as a product of unfactorable polynomials with integer coefficients
factor by grouping
factor a common monomial from pairs of terms and then look for a common binomial factor
quadratic form
...
polynomial long division
a method used to divide polynomials similar to the way you divide numbers
synthetic division
a method used to divide a polynomial by a binomial.
repeated solution
when two of the three solutions are the same #
local maximum
Biggest y-value in a small area
local minimum
Smallest y-value in a small area
