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| Topic: | Conceptual approach to factoring polynomials |
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| Subject: | RE: Conceptual approach to factoring polynomials |
| Author: | gggjoob |
| Date: | Dec 8 2006 |
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> I would like to know if anybody is familiar with a conceptual
> approach to factoring polynomials that is effective.
as a monday morning math teacher, i would probably start with a lesson on where
we will be ending up as a class. what's our objective here, what are we to
learn, and then start from the beginning. we need to know what a polynomial
looks like, let's don't worry about factoring just yet. let's identify, then
classify polynomials into factoring-type groups (based on the info from the
attached links). and in between each lesson introduce a little history. and as
you all have noted, this is work involving practice, and memorization, just like
learning a foreign language.
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut7_factor.htm
http://www.jamesbrennan.org/algebra/polynomials/factoring_polynomials.htm
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