This is a tutorial on the Discriminant and the Quadratic Formula aimed at my computer science students. The main thing to look for here is to know when to use the quadratic formula and when you don't need to. That is where the use of the discriminant comes in.
Comments are welcome, but will be held for moderation. If you are one of my students and if you need to comment on this video either see me in class or send me an email.
This was filmed on a document camera attached to a Acer Spin 3 laptop. The video is unedited.
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Grade 10 Math Playlist: http://bit.ly/1Sj8qOB
Grade 11 Math Playlist: https://goo.gl/yuhgSQ
Grade 12 Advanced Functions Playlist: http://bit.ly/1OoXhWH
Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors Playlist: http://bit.ly/1Sj8qOB
Grade 12 Data Management (discrete math and stats) Playlist: http://bit.ly/1NSCH1q
Recreational Math Playlist: http://bit.ly/1ZxoBtI
Chemistry Playlist: http://bit.ly/1QSc82x