QLD (Nspire): Personal Polynomials

Objectives

• Simultaneous equations
• Degree of a polynomial
• Symmetry of a polynomial
• Odd and even degree characteristics
• Simple transformations

Vocabulary

• Polynomial
• Degree
• Odd and Even
• Symmetry

About the Lesson

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Students express their name as a set of points by exchanging letters for numbers. Students then need to determine the polynomial equation that passes through all of their points. (Simultaneous Equations) Where does it cross the x and y axes? What is the degree of your polynomial and why? Each student's answer is essentially unique, making this an ideal problem solving and modelling task (PSMT) . Teachers can email our teacher support team for a copy of the answers.