The origin is at 0 on the x-axis and 0 on the y-axis. The intersecting x- and y-axes divide the coordinate plane into four sections. These four sections are called quadrants. Quadrants are named using the Roman numerals I, II, III, and IV beginning with the top right quadrant and moving counter clockwise.
Nancy: 5 Stan: 10
5 is 5 years
younger then Stan
And 5 is twice as
young as 10
You can add, subtract, and multiply them. These three operations obey the rules for integers. There's a polynomial division algorithm that fills formally the same role as the usual division algorithm for integers. Polynomials added to, subtracted from, or multiplied by other polynomials yield only polynomials. Likewise, integers added to, subtracted from, or multiplied by other integers yield only integers.
