1. Polynomials Real world connections Business/Financial planning
Construction/architecture/designing
Engineering
Any science related career field

2. Definitions
Identifying Parts

3. Polynomials
An expression that can have constants, variables and exponents, that can be combined using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, but:
no division by a variable.
a variable's exponents can only be 0,1,2,3,... etc.
it can't have an infinite number of terms.

4. Variable
Symbols or letters used to represent an unknown quantity (amount)
Examples: x, y, a, 𝛽 

5. Term
Can be a number or variable, OR numbers and variables multiplied together
Separated by addition or subtraction
Examples: How many terms are in these expressions? 4
-16x B
3xy 3 4

6. Exponent 3 12 4 The number up in the air next to a base
The number of times you multiply something times itself
Examples: 3 12 4

7. Like Terms Terms that have the same variable raised to the same power
Examples:

8. Coefficient
The number in front of a variable
Examples:
123 -9 1

9. Constant -42 5 -8 A number that has no variable
It can be positive or negative
Examples:
-42 5 -8

10. Factors 1 and 6…. Or 2 and 3 3, 3, x, and y (x + 2) and (y – 3)
Numbers and/or variables that are being multiplied together to get a product
Examples:
1 and 6…. Or 2 and 3
3, 3, x, and y
(x + 2) and (y – 3)
3 and (z – 9)