Multiplying and Dividing Scientific Notation As you already know, scientific notation (a form of exponential notation) is a concise way to express very small or very large numbers. Consider the speed of light, 300,000,000 m/sec. When writing this value it is very easy to "lose" one, or more, of the zeros. It is much faster and easier to write 3.0 × 108 m/sec or 3.0 E+8 … [Read more...] about Multiplying and Dividing Scientific Notation