BIG NUMBERS . . . LITTLE NUMBERS

Duration: 11 min

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Bruce and Katharine Cornwell

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Explores the method man has developed to simplify the representation of both large and small numbers. Our number system uses a base of ten. Scientific notation, the use of exponents, enables us to express any number, large or small, as the product of a number between one and ten and a power of ten.

Complete Record: Source: FilmAssoc Interest level: el-jh-sh Guide: Guide Price: $120, rent $5 Format: sd color Catalog numbers: EFLA evaluation card No. 4776

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)