Lecture notes on "Introduction to polynomials" with graphics and animations. This ppt includes following topics. • Operations with Monomials (exponent rules review) • Classifying Polynomials • Operations with Polynomials (add, subtract, multiply, divide by monomial) • Zeros of a Polynomial Function, Multiplicity. • Factoring Polynomials • Solving Polynomials by Factoring • Dividing Polynomials (by factoring, long division, and synthetic division)