NOTES & VIDEOS: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

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Section 4.1 - Higher Degree Polynomial Functions

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Video Recording Section 4.1:

4.1a - Characteristics of Polynomials: zeros, domain, range, f(x)>0, f(x)<0, increasing, decreasing, etc.

4.1b - Example finding characteristics of a polynomial.

4.1c - Applications involving polynomials

  

Section 4.2 - Division of Polynomials

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Video Recording Section 4.2:

4.2a - Long Division of Polynomials

4.2b - Remainder Theorem and Factor Theorem

4.2c - Synthetic Division

   

 

Section 4.3 -  Zeros of Polynomials

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Video Recording Section 4.3:

4.3a - Using zeros to write f(x)

4.3b - Multiplicity of Zeros

4.3c - Descartes' Rule of Signs

  

Section 4.4 - Fundamental Theorem of Algebra  

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Video Recording Section 4.4:

4.4a -  Finding f(x) given the complex zeros

4.4b -  Rational Zero Theorem

4.4c -  Finding all Zeros of a Polynomial

      

Section 4.5 - Rational Functions

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Video Recording Section 4.5: Rational/Fractional Functions

4.5a - Domain, Holes, and Vertical Asymptotes

4.5b - Horizontal Asymptotes

4.5c - One Example: Finding all Characteristics & Building a Graph

4.5d - Using Characteristics to write the Rational Function

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