Planet Nutshell: Math Shorts: Scientific Notation

Writing a number is all in the notation. The resource introduces the class to scientific notation. Pupils learn the process of taking a very large or small number in standard form and write it in scientific notation. To practice,...

Explaining scientific notation is useful because "it allows us to write large or small numbers in ways that are easy for our brains to write down and understand." Sal proceeds to solve a few practice problems involving scientific...

Apply the concept of scientific notation to a word problem involving the rate of speed. Sal explains how to express the answer using scientific notation.

This video contains additional scientific notation examples, continuing from the previous presentation. Viewers can see Sal work through several more problems using the techniques he has outlined throughout the pre-algebra video series.

Sal uses a TI-85 graphing calculator to demonstrate how to check his work while he solves a complex word problem where he must use scientific notation to express his answer. This would be a handy video for an SAT prep or cumulative review.

Scientific notation is defined and used to express the number 0.0000000003457. This concept is not as clearly defined as it could be, and is probably not suitable for those who have not had prior experience with the concept.

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Practice converting a conventional number into scientific notation, and vice-versa. Using an applet, they perform the operations of multiplication and division on numbers expressed in scientific notation.