• Every linear polynomial in one variable has a unique zero. • Remainder Theorem: If p(x) is any polynomial of degree greater than or equal to 1 and p(x) is divided by the linear polynomial x ...

3. A polynomial of degree one is called a linear polynomial. 4. A polynomial of degree two is called a quadratic polynomial. 5. A polynomial of degree three is called a quadratic polynomial. 6. A ...

This increases the polynomial degree to 2, a quadratic fit, as shown in Figure 13.7.The quadratic fit does a much better job accounting for the curvature in the plot. Note also that the R-Square value ...

Abelian polynomials with rational coefficients, however, are special: It’s always possible to calculate their roots precisely from a fixed collection of building blocks. This discovery proved so ...