SA and NT: 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.