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Re: [Phys-l] scientific notation



ARGH! fumble fingers..."they SHOULDN'T be driving (a car) or operating a cell phone."

"Bill Nettles" <bnettles@uu.edu> 2/23/2009 12:53 pm >>>
"Pete Lohstreter" <plohstreter@mail.hockaday.org> 2/21/2009 10:52 am >>>
"They don't see the E on the calculator as having any meaning other than
Exponent."

If they don't want to learn what it really means, then they should be driving or operating a cell phone. Tell them that!
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