This lesson from Illuminations asks students to look at different classes of polynomial functions by exploring the graphs of the functions. Students should already have a grasp of linear functions, quadratic functions,...

Murray Bourne developed the Interactive Mathematics site while working as a mathematics lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. The site contains numerous mathematics tutorials and resources for students and...

Students may not always learn in the same way, so teachers can help them by drawing on a diverse set of educational materials and techniques. Math teachers will appreciate learning about this set of developmental math...

Two-dimensional (x,y) functions: linear (slope-intercept, point-slope, and general forms), polynomial (definition, roots, graphs), and exponential (definition, exponential growth, radioactive decay, money matters -...

This algebra lesson helps students explore polynomials by solving puzzles. The activity explains the relationship between expanding and factoring polynomials, as well as factoring trinomials, and multiplying monomials...