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A power of 10 is any of the integer powers of the number ten; in other words, ten multiplied by itself a certain number of times (when the power is a positive integer). By definition, the number one is a power (the zeroth power) of ten. The first few non-negative powers of ten are:
1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000, 10,000,000.
Powers of Ten (1977 version)
Powers of Ten (1977 version)
Powers of Ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in Chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe.
The Simpsons Intro: Powers Of Ten
The Simpsons Intro: Powers Of Ten
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D
An animation that was rendered using the measured red-shift of all 10,000 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image.
Estimation & Fermi Problems
Estimation & Fermi Problems
TED-ED: A clever way to estimate enormous numbers
TED-ED: A clever way to estimate enormous numbers
Have you ever tried to guess how many pieces of candy there are in a jar? Or tackled a mindbender like: "How many piano tuners are there in Chicago?" Physicist Enrico Fermi was very good at problems like these -- learn how he used the power of 10 to make amazingly fast estimations of big numbers.
Example from Brillant.org
Example from Brillant.org
Challenge: How many ping-pong balls does it take to fill the classroom?
Challenge: How many ping-pong balls does it take to fill the classroom?
What would be the steps involved?
What would be the steps involved?
University of Maryland Fermi Problems Site
University of Maryland Fermi Problems Site
How many intelligent civilizations are in the milky way galaxy?
How many intelligent civilizations are in the milky way galaxy?
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