Differentiating Polynomials

Authors

David Farmer, American Institute of Mathematics

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

4-6-2010

Abstract

Differentiating polynomials is easy when viewed in terms of the coefficients. But when viewed in terms of the zeros of the polynomial, differentiation is actually a subtle and poorly understood operation. The talk will describe some surprising facts and some unsolved problems.

Relational Format

presentation

Recommended Citation

Farmer, David, "Differentiating Polynomials" (2010). Colloquium. 40.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/math_colloquium/40