Determining if a math input contains an exponent

[cwinske]

I don’t believe there’s a specific function for that, but I think you probably can figure it out with some workarounds. There was a discussion a few days ago regarding scientific notation and powers, so maybe something here can help?

Table with NO scientific notation

Hello! I am trying to create a discovery activity on laws of exponents where students observe patterns of repeated multiplication to generalize a rule. I’ve noticed that when you type an expression into a table, like (101010)(10*10), the table automatically gives you the scientific notation version of it. Can you turn this off? I want the expressions to STAY as expressions so students can see the pattern, and realize (10^3)(10^2) is actually 10^5. Additionally, I’m wondering if there is a way t…