Scientific Notation and SI Prefixes Handling the Big and the Small.
Penguin Prof Helpful Hints: Scientific Notation · notation) as well as prefixes and SI units (and...
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What is Scientific Notation? In science, we often find ourselves needing to use very large or very small numbers, which can be difficult to read and write. For example, tthere may be 10000000000 neurons in a human brain, and the length of a cell may be 0.000001m - ugly, right? So, to make things easier, we use scientific notation so a reader can quickly understand just how big or small the number is... without counting all those zeroes! Penguin Prof Helpful Hints: Scientific Notation Penguin Prof Helpful Hints: Scientific Notation Page 1
Transcript of Penguin Prof Helpful Hints: Scientific Notation · notation) as well as prefixes and SI units (and...
What is Scientific Notation?In science, we often find ourselves needing to use very large or very small numbers, which can bedifficult to read and write. For example, tthere may be 10000000000 neurons in a human brain, andthe length of a cell may be 0.000001m - ugly, right? So, to make things easier, we use scientificnotation so a reader can quickly understand just how big or small the number is... without countingall those zeroes!
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Convert Scientific Notation into a Decimal Number
Convert a Number into Scientific Notation
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How to Check Your Answer
Convert a Number to Scientific Notation
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Convert a Number to Scientific Notation
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Need More?If you need more information (including how to add, subtract, multiply and divide in scientificnotation) as well as prefixes and SI units (and more examples), check out the PDF entitled "ScientificNotation, Powers and Prefixes" by Dr. J.A. Koenig.
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