Algebra 1 - 4th Edition

Chapter 7: Polynomials and Factors

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http://www.sparknotes.com/math/algebra2/polynomials/summary.html
This page contains a summary of polynomials with explanations of how they are used.

http://hotmath.com/help/gt/genericalg1/section_6_8.html
This site contains practice problems about monomial factors of polynomials.

http://www.freemathhelp.com/Lessons/PreAlgebra_Exponents_BB.htm
This page contains a video tutorial with notes covering an overview of exponents.

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent.htm
This page contains an explanation of exponents and their properties with examples.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/negative-exponents.html
This page discusses negative exponents, and provides some practice problems.

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent2.htm
This page contains an explanation of negative exponents and their properties with examples.

http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/01Polynomials/12_polynomials-FOIL.htm
This page contains a lesson on how to multiply two binomials using the FOIL method.

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/av3/smul_bin.htm
This site contains explains and illustrates the four methods of multiplying binomials.

http://www.themathpage.com/alg/factoring-trinomials.htm
This page contains notes and interactive practice problems on factoring trinomials.

http://www.topsecretmath.org/trinomials/trinomials.html
This site contains practice problems on factoring trinomials with worked-out solutions.

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact.htm
This series of pages shows how to recognize special polynomials that can be factored.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/special-binomial-products.html
This page considers the special products of binomials that can help you see how to factor them.