1.0 X 10 to the 7th Power

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@DWDavis (25797)
United States
July 22, 2019 7:51pm CST
Do you read scientific notation? The above number could also be written simply as a power of 10 as 10 to the 7th Power. Of course, the 7 should be small and should be superscripted to the upper right of the 10. I suppose I could write it as 10^7. My TI-84 shows it that way. Written out in standard notation the number is 10,000,000. Written out in words it is ten million. All of this will be part of the early math lessons for my class. If you've read this far, congratulations. I wondered if anyone would, considering this is a math post.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
Honestly, I already forgot it and its application anymore. I am not using those kinds of numbers in my work of maybe I am using it unconsciously already.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
@DWDavis I am not one of those I’m an accountant. I deal with numbers differently though.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@rsa101 I was an accountant. Now I teach.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
Chances are unless you're an astronomer or a microbiologist, you don't use Scientific Notation.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jul 19
Thanks a lot. Now I had a flashback to algebra and geometry in high school and it ain't pretty!
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
My humblest apologies for dredging up such deep and painful memories.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@JohnRoberts I used to challenge my students to find me a career or job where they would never use math. 17 years later, and no student has come up with one yet. Math is insidious. We use it every day in ways we don't even realize.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jul 19
@DWDavis I think most kids dreaded math classes. Those are the ones that are questioned "What use are they later on?"
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
23 Jul 19
I hate math, but I was good at math, my husband is a math genius.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
I was always mediocre at math in school. Ironically, I became an accountant after leaving the military and eventually wound up teaching math.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
23 Jul 19
@DWDavis I always hated maths and I ended up doing a financial job during all my life.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul 19
I read the whole thing because it's what I do but you lost me very early in the piece!
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
Did you read between the lines? There is a hidden message based on a quote that's been in the news up here the last day or so.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
24 Jul 19
@JudyEv Our glorious leader (sarcasm font in use) claimed he could end the war in Afghanistan in 10 days and all he'd have to do is kill 10,000,000 Afghanis to do it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jul 19
@DWDavis Nothing jumps out at me, I'm afraid. Maybe I didn't see the quote you're referring to.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127147)
• United States
23 Jul 19
I know scientific notation from high school and college. Trump is disgusting.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
I chickened out and deleted the veiled reference to the Orange One. But I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment of him.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127147)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@DWDavis anyone who pays attention to the news should get the reference to 10 million.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@NJChicaa I would hope so. We will see.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
23 Jul 19
I'm not a big math person, but I DO understand scientific notation!
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
It is a neat concept but of very little practical use outside of astronomy, physics, and micro or nano applications.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@SophiaMorros Yes, I should have included chemistry.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
23 Jul 19
@DWDavis yes, but essential in dealing with highschool chemistry.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jul 19
They have to know more than I ever did
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
I teach math concepts in 4th-grade I didn't learn until junior high.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98030)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jul 19
I read it, good luck to you, and I was never good at maths.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
I hear that a lot, people saying they weren't good at Math. Most people know and can do more Math than they think they can.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
23 Jul 19
I hate math. But I did like Algebra. I used to have one of the scientific/graphic calculators. I lost it when I moved out of my grandmother's house. The calculator I use now does have a scientific function, but it's not as cool as those graphic ones we used in school.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 19
Algebra was my toughest subject, but I did well in Geometry.
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