What are the uses of exponents?

Exponents are simply a shorthand notation for multiplying the same number by itself several times – and in everyday life you just don't often need that, because it doesn't occur that often that you'd need to calculate 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 (which is 7 4) or 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 (which is 0.1 5) or other such calculations. read more

Exponents are used in Computer Game Physics, pH and Richter Measuring Scales, Science, Engineering, Economics, Accounting, Finance, and many other disciplines. Exponential Growth is a critically important aspect of Finance, Demographics, Biology, Economics, Resources, Electronics and many other areas. read more

The Use of Exponents. Students are introduced to exponential form and learn to write repeated multiplication using exponents and to evaluate expressions in exponential form. read more