Chapter 3    Polynomial Functions 

3.1: Polynomials, Polynomial Functions and their Graphs

3.1.1: Polynomials

3.1.2: Polynomial Functions and their Graphs

3.2: Algebraic Analysis of Polynomial Functions

3.2.1: Algebraic Analysis of Polynomial Functions

3.2.2: The Composition of Polynomial Functions

3.3: Inverses and Inverse Functions

3.3.1: The Inverse of a Polynomial Function

3.3.2: The Composition of a Function and Its Inverse Function

3.4: The Division of Polynomials and the Remainder Theorem

3.4.1: The Division of Polynomials

3.4.2: Synthetic Division

3.4.3: The Remainder Theorem

3.5: Factoring Polynomial Functions

3.5.1: Factoring Polynomials – GCF and Grouping

3.5.2: Factoring Trinomials by Trial and Error

3.5.3: Factoring Trinomials – The ac-Method

3.5.4: Factoring – Difference of Squares and the Sum and Difference of Cubes

3.6:      Algebraic Analysis on Intersection Points