Today we read a second chapter of The Number Devil.
1) We learned the importance of ZERO
2) That you can "hop" numbers (take the exponent) to get large numbers quickly.
10^1=10
10^2=100
10^3=1,000 (one thousand)
10^4=10,000
10^5=100,000
10^6=1,000,000 (one million)
10^9=1,000,000,000 (1 billion)
10^12=1,000,000,000 (1 trilion)
10^2=100
10^3=1,000 (one thousand)
10^4=10,000
10^5=100,000
10^6=1,000,000 (one million)
10^9=1,000,000,000 (1 billion)
10^12=1,000,000,000 (1 trilion)
Homework:
Sheet "1.4 Calculating Powers"
Do a), b) and c) of all questions
