Scientific Notation Flashcards
Qualitative
Describes qualities or changes
Quantitative
Has numbers or quantities
Steps of scientific method
Observe
State hypothesis
Experiment
State theory
Positive exponent
Number of places the decimal must move to the right
Negative exponent
Number of places the decimal must move to the left
Multiplying
Multiply the mantissas
Add the exponents
Dividing
Divide the mantissas
Subtract the exponents
Mantissa (decimal point)
First part of scientific notation
Between 1&10
Ordinate (exponential notation)
Second portion
The base of 10 by some power
Positive exponent
Large number
Number of decimal places to the right
Negative exponent
Small number
Number of decimal places to the left
Decimal shifted to the left
Exponent becomes bigger
Decimal shifted to the right
Exponent becomes smaller
Adding/subtracting
Shift one number decimal so both have the same exponent (larger)
Add or subtract the mantissas
