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- Introduction to exponents: Learn some definitions and some important properties of exponents
- Exponential growth: Observe how different numbers behave differently when raised to increasingly large exponents
- Squaring numbers ending in 5: Learn an easy technique for mentally squaring numbers ending in 5
- Laws of exponents - part I: Learn the Product Law, Quotient Law, Power of a Power Law, and also learn some common mistakes that students make
- Negative exponents: Learn why the Negative Exponent Law works, and learn a nice rule for raising fractions to negative powers.
- Laws of exponents - part II: Learn the Power of a Product Law, the Power of a Quotient Law and the Combining Powers Law.
- Units digits of large powers: Learn a systematic way to find the units digits of large powers
- Practice finding the units digit of a large power: Find the units digit of 53 to the power of 35
- Introduction to square roots: Take an introductory look at square roots and learn some important properties of square roots
- Other roots: Learn about cube roots, fourth roots and so on, and learn several properties of other roots
- Properties of roots: Learn about products of roots and quotients of roots
- Simplifying roots: Learn how to rewrite roots in simplest terms.
- Operations with roots: Learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide roots, and learn how to avoid common mistakes
- Fractional exponents: Learn how to evaluate powers with fractional exponents
- Solving equations with exponents: Learn how to solve equations with variables in the exponent
- "Fixing" (rationalizing) the denominator: Learn how to handle fractions with roots in the denominator
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