Our first test of the 2nd semester is coming up:  Friday, January 25 for A-day, Monday January 28 for B-day.  Here is the review sheet – please do this INSTEAD of the review assignment on the syllabus (pg 365).

• Algebra II Chapter 6 Study Guide.pdf

Here are the upcoming notes for the heart of Chapter 6.  We are hitting a critical juncture of the course early in this semester, so be sure to keep up~

• January 14/15, 2008 – 06_04 Solving Polynomial Equations.pdf
• January 16/17, 2008 – 06_05-06 Theorems about Polynomial Roots.pdf

Today in class, we had a short homework quiz over sections 6.1 and 6.2.  We then went over how to use the graphing calculators to find the max, min, and zeros of a graph, for problems 47 – 50 on page 324 (section 6.2).

Here are the notes for section 6.3 over polynomial division.  The example problems are taken from the textbook, so please refer to the book if you need to see the problems worked out.

• Powerpoint:  06_03 Polynomial Division PRINT.ppt
• PDF:  06_03 Polynomial Division PRINT.pdf

Welcome back for the 2nd semester!  Today we start on Chapter 6 — Polynomial Functions.  Here are today’s notes (note that not all of the problems are worked out, see me or ask a classmate if you need help).  These notes are posted online only because of the calculator-related instructions needed for today’s assignment.

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06_01-02 Polynomial Functions PRINT.pdf