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Polynomial Long Division
Here’s an excellent video by “The Organic Chemistry Tutor” on doing polynomial long division.
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An Introduction to Limits
Understanding the Limit of a Function The limit of a function refers to the value that the function approaches as approaches a given value. For instance, let’s consider the function . To find the limit of as approaches 5, we can manually calculate the value of as gets closer and closer to 5. There are…
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How to check if your answer is correct in Calculus
When working on a calculus problem, due to the fact that an answer can be expressed in many different forms, it is common that you may find that your answer differs from a given answer. There are four methods to check if your answer is correct. Some methods may work better for certain solutions and…
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How to Factor (or Factorize) an Expression
Lesson 1: Overview Factoring (also known as factorizing) is a mathematical process of breaking down a number or expression into smaller parts (known as factors) that can be multiplied together to get the original number or expression. For instance, we can factor the number into , where 3 and 4 are known as the factors…
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How to Expand and Simplify an Expression
Lesson 1: Overview Expansion is done using the distributive law of multiplication given below: This law states that when we have a factor outside a pair of parentheses, we distribute the factor by multiplying it by each of the term in the parentheses and add the resulting terms together. If we have more than one…