Contributions

  • National Geographic Society (U.S.) - Contributor

Publication

2004 - National Geographic, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

6,000 words, Guess

Page Count

24 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10079224592X
  • ISBN-139780792245926
  • Goodreads5620120
  • Library of Congress Control Number2004559849
  • OCLC Control Number56513027
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780792245926
  • Open LibraryOL3383797M

Classifications

  • DDC510
  • LCCQA40.5 .J55 2004
  • LCCQA40.5.J55 2004

Description

Discusses the tools and math strategies that scientists use to work with large numbers, explores how the strategies of estimating and rounding make large numbers easier to work with, and identifies some uses of supercomputers.

Subjects

Genres

  • Juvenile literature

Series Statement

  • Math behind the science

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