See also the Dr. Math FAQ: order of operations 3D and higher
Browse Middle School Exponents Stars indicate particularly
interesting answers or good places to begin browsing. Selected
answers to common questions: - Numbers Expressed as Exponents
[08/27/1997] How do you express .0000025 and 758,000,000,000
using an exponent? - Numbers with Large Exponents [08/22/2001]
How many zeros end the number 2^300 * 5^600 * 4^400? - Ones
Digit of 3^100 [08/18/1999] What is the number in the ones place
of the value of 3^100? How can you find it without multiplying 3
one hundred times? - Operations in Scientific Notation
[08/30/2001] How do you add, multiply, and divide in scientific
notation? - Ordering the Operations [11/10/1998] Why does the
order of operations have to be in that order? Who set that
specific order of operations? - Perfect Square: Definition
[10/24/1999] What is a perfect square? - Positive and Negative
Exponents [07/27/1997] Why does (-1)^n = 1 for any even number
n, and why is (-17) ^-8 positive? - Powe