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Notes: Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Notes: Wednesday, September 19, 2012. Topic: Scientific Notation and Sig Figs Essential Question: What ways can we write numbers easier in science?. Scientific Notation. A method for expressing very large or very small numbers. 10 4 =10,000 10 3 = 1,000 10 2 = 100 10 1 = 10 10 0 = 1.

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Notes: Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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  1. Notes: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Topic: Scientific Notation and Sig Figs Essential Question: What ways can we write numbers easier in science?

  2. Scientific Notation • A method for expressing very large or very small numbers.

  3. 104 =10,000 103 = 1,000 102 = 100 101 = 10 100 = 1 10-1 = 0.1 10-2 = 0.01 10-3 = 0.001 10-4 = 0.0001 Powers of Ten

  4. Examples of Scientific Notation

  5. Rules of Scientific Notation • First digit of number is always followed by decimal point • All significant digits are included after decimal • Multiply your numbers by a power of ten that represents how far the decimal point must move

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