Section 4.3 - Little Giants: Scientific and Engineering Notation

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Section 4.3 - Little Giants: Scientific Notation

GOAL: To introduce the ideas behind scientific notation and engineering notation.

No need to take formal notes with this - we will continue this discussion tomorrow!

The distance from the earth to the moon is about 93 million miles. Using a whiteboard, can you convert this to inches? What would that look like?

Example #1:

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

20.35 x 10⁴

.2035 x 10⁴

2035⁴

2.035 x10⁴

Multiple Choice

How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

5.64 x 10^-7

5.64 x 10⁶

5.64 x 10⁸

56.4 x 10⁷

Multiple Choice

Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.

7.07 x 10^-6

7.07 x 10⁶

707 x 10⁸

707 x 10^-8

The number 1.33 x 10^-3 is written in scientific notation. Rewrite it in standard notation.

Example #2:

Multiple Choice

Convert to standard notation:
2.4 x 10^-3

2400

0.24

0.024

0.0024

Multiple Choice

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴in standard form?

437,560,000

0.00043756

43,756

4,3756

Multiple Choice

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

0.0056

-5,600

0.00056

-0.0056

Multiple Choice

If you have a number in scientific notation with a negative exponent, what does this tell you?

You have a negative number

You have a very large number

Nothing

You have a very small number

Multiple Choice

If you have a number in scientific notation that has a positive exponent what does this tell you?

You have a very small number

You do not need to move the decimal

You have a very large number

Nothing

Section 4.3 - Little Giants: Scientific Notation

GOAL: To introduce the ideas behind scientific notation and engineering notation.

No need to take formal notes with this - we will continue this discussion tomorrow!

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