What's a Discriminant, and Why Are We Using This in Math?

Students were introduced to the quadratic formula, and told they would need to memorize it within the next week or so. To help students accomplish this task, we focused on the discriminant, and how to evaluate this by using the coefficients of the terms of a quadratic equation written in standard form.

Tonight's Homework: Read section 9.1, and then do problems 23 - 44 on page 507.