Math Matters: Why Do I Need to Know This? (Episode 5, Segment 2 - formula for a polynomial through a set of points)

Bruce Kessler, Western Kentucky University

Abstract

This is the second segment of the fifth episode of the program, where I discuss how to find the formula for a polynomial through a set of points, and show how this is useful when trying to model real data. All of the episodes are available at the program webpage, www.wku.edu/mathmatters.