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About approximation and the fun it enables. Includes examples, exercises, and links to help grasp concepts such as measurement, scale and magnitude. Sections include simplifying numbers, exponential notation, Fermi problems, using your body as a ruler, and other ways to visualize size and scale.

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URL: http://www.vendian.org/howbig/ URL: http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/hints_lampson URL: http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/btyacc URL: http://www.vendian.org/envelope URL: http://www.vendian.org URL: http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/paper_rulers/

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