[Free] Scientific Notation Without A Calculator

What you’ll learn

• Addition and subtraction in scientific notation
• Multiplying and dividing in scientific notation
• Squares and square roots in scientific notation
• Approximation using scientific notation
• Scientific notation without a calculator
• Math on the MCAT

Requirements

• No

Description

In this course, you will review the basics of scientific notation and learn how to select – not calculate – the correct answers to high yield questions on the MCAT. Course videos cover:

• Writing large and small numbers in scientific notation.

• Converting numbers to and from scientific notation.

• Adding and subtracting numbers in scientific notation.

• “Bending” the rules of scientific notation to make calculations easier.

• Smart approximation to select – not calculate – the correct answer.

• Multiplying and dividing in scientific notation with an example from general chemistry.

• Squaring and taking the square root of numbers in scientific notation with examples from general chemistry and physics.

Author(s): Chelsea Myers