Tyler Wallace's "Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: Section 5.5: Polynomials - Multiplying Polynomials"
Read this section. Multiplying polynomials is all about being careful with distribution (focus on how parentheses are used to make sure we distribute correctly) and following the rules for exponents (focus on how we use xp xq = xp+q).
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