GCSE Maths OCR J560

3.02: Standard form

#3.02a

Interpret and order numbers expressed in standard form.

Convert numbers to and from standard form.

e.g. 1320=1.32×1031320 = 1.32×10^3

0.00943=9.43×10−30.00943 = 9.43 × 10^{-3}

#3.02b

Use a calculator to perform calculations with numbers in standard form.

Add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers in standard form, without a calculator.

see also Laws of indices, 3.01c

3.01
Powers and roots
3.03
Exact calculations
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