Ch. 3 Summary :'(

So basically in the last month, we just been trying to solve functions. We factored, used complex numbers, and solved rational functions. Chapter 3 involves dividing polynomials in order to find zeros, the graph of a polynomial depends on its end behavior. Even degree polynomials with a positive coefficients go up but negative coefficients it goes down. Odd degree polynomials with a positive leading coefficient go down then up and if there is a negative coefficient it goes up then down. Using long division and synthetic division, you can find factors which consist of the zeros of the function. Also by plugging a number into a function, you can see if it is a zero by looking at the remainder. If the remainder is 0 then the number is a zero. By using the P/S equation you can find numbers that may or may not be zeros of a function. Check by using dividend and the remainder will determine if the number is a zero. The last part of the chapter involves finding asymptotes through methods such as factoring the denominator of a function, dividing leading coefficients.

Joke of the Week: 

I just finished reading Newton's Principia Mathematica, and found much of it to be rather derivative.