 Take out your “Significant Figures and Scientific Notation Packet”  Remember that page 1 should be finished  College in the High School deadline has.

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 Take out your “Significant Figures and Scientific Notation Packet”  Remember that page 1 should be finished  College in the High School deadline has been extended to November 23 rd

1. All non-zero digits are significant. Ex: Zeros to the left of non-zero digits are NEVER significant. Ex: Zeros between non-zero digits are ALWAYS significant. Ex: Zeros to the right of non-zero digits are significant ONLY if a decimal point is shown. Ex:

 Read through the notes on page 2  Copy the starred sections into your notebook  If you want to copy the other notes or the practice problems too, you can  Work on problems 1-12  We go over the problems in 15 minutes

 Read through the notes on page 3  Copy the starred sections into your notebook  If you want to copy the other notes or the practice problems too, you can  Work on problems 1-8  We go over the problems in 15 minutes

 Page 4 of your packet!