Comparing Numbers in Scientific Notation

The video tutorial explains scientific notation as a method to express large or small numbers without writing all zeros. It demonstrates how to compare numbers using scientific notation by examining the power of 10. The tutorial uses the example of the population of the United States and the world to illustrate how to determine which number is larger and by how much. It concludes by summarizing the process of comparing numbers using scientific notation.

What is scientific notation and why is it used?

What are the standard notations for 3 times 10 to the power of 8 and 7 times 10 to the power of 9?

How can you compare two numbers expressed in scientific notation?

What does it mean when we say that 10 to the power of 9 is 10 times bigger than 10 to the power of 8?

Explain how the population of the world compares to the population of the United States using scientific notation.