Section 1.3: Scientific Notation and Estimation

1.3 Outline

A.  Exponential notation (see below)
     1. base
     2. exponent
     3. power or exponential
     4. extended order of operations
B. Scientific notation (see below)
C. Calculators
     1. arithmetic logic
     2. algebraic logic
     3. RPN logic
     4. floating-point form
D. Estimation
E. Laws of exponents (see below)
     1. addition law
     2. multiplication law
     3. subtractive law
     4. distributive law
F. Comprehending large numbers
     1. million
     2. billion
     3. trillion

1.3 Essential Ideas
Exponents and Laws of Logarithms

Scientific Notation
The scientific notation for a nonzero number is that number written as a power of 10 times another number x, such that x is between 1 and 10.