Language of Mathematics III (91): Understanding Polynomials and Defining Terms (Part 3 of 3)

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INTRODUCTION:
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During the last few years the education systems in Canada and the United States have been eroding. Students have been crammed into larger class sizes while the quality of teaching has deteriorated, in large part due to a lack of funding from local and federal governments.

John Ralston Saul, one of Canada's most celebrated authors and essayist, has warned us that "Canada's democracy... is eroding with every dime deducted from education budgets."

I have stated previously that I believe "as a collective we must understand that democracy can only exist in a society with an educated populace, and the right for self-governance can only be obtained through knowledge." I also believe that as long as the Internet remains Neutral, we, as a global community, can make a difference. We can fill the gap left behind by our governments and be proactive in educating our children

Sharing our communal experiences and knowledge is the essence of the Internet and chycho.com is proud to be a part of this movement. The information contained and conveyed through this medium is what will shape our future, and this site was created to represent a unique personal perspective and to contribute in bringing about positive changes.

As a result I have decide to produce instructional math videos to help those that want to improve their abilities in communicating in the language of mathematics. The videos are available on Chycho TV Located in the top right corner of http://www.chycho.com. Even though these videos are geared towards high school students, they will also help those in elementary school and those that are struggling with certain college and university courses.

The format of the videos is as follows: Lessons are in large part self contained and most have exercises which should be completed before proceeding to the next lesson. To help people understand a specific topic I have included answers to the exercises.

During the next few weeks and months, possibly years, I hope to be able to provide a vast library of resources for those that wish to finally understand the language of mathematics.

If there are certain areas that you are having problems with or wish me to discuss further then please send me a message or post a comment. Even though I can not guarantee that I will be able to properly present a topic, I will try my best to produce a lesson if there is strong enough demand.

I hope these videos will help people learn how to communicate in the language that we have chosen to understand the world around us in a scientific manner, in the language of mathematics.

Best

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[imacheese1]

you said that a quadratic function can't be anymore than a trinomial. what if you had f(x) = x^2 + x + 1 - x^-1 + 2x^-2? isnt this a quadratic (highest power is 2) and also a pentanomial?

[chychochycho]

nope, you can't have negative powers in quadratic functions.

polynomial functions can't have negative powers.

[imacheese1]

hey there, i just skimmed through your series and you went into a lot of depth in lots of areas. will you be doing anything on complex numbers in the near future? btw, i enjoyed watching your beard grow over the series :P

[chychochycho]

unfortunately i wouldn't be dealing with complex numbers any time soon. A lot to do before then.

as for the beard, it's grown, and you'll see by how much it in the next batch videos for this series :)

[imacheese1]

ok great, thanks!

[chychochycho]

thanks for the recommendation, i'm glad you both liked the videos. Hope others find them useful as well.

I also like the fact that your university is taking advantage of what's available online. Looks like you're in a good place.

[larusosan]

it's on the brighton uni website. you're in the inspiration section and it gives a link to language of mathematics 3. it might be hard for you to see it as you need a password...i told the senior lecturer about your videos i'd been watching over the summer and he checked them out and obviously liked them too

[chychochycho]

hey that's super cool. I didn't know that.

which university? i would love to see which ones they're recommending ... very cool ... thanks for letting me know :)

[larusosan]

hey, did you know your videos are recommended viewing for our mathematics teaching course at uni in england??

[fourbarposer]

the helpful part was to put in some x's until I got the right answer then looked at what should I have done to get that answer.

I suppose you have answer somewhere here. I'm now interested finding all combinations of a & b in 9*a/(b+a)=5 .. this calculation is simple electronic circuit related. I really wish we'd had some type of applied math/programming in school with basic electronics (age 10-15). Actually there was in mine but it was just building a pre-designed kit - no math was needed.