Scales in space and time
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Working with large and small numbers
    • 1.1 Scientific notation
    • 1.2 Units
      •  Units with prefixes
      •  Compound units and rates
    • 1.3 Precision and magnitude
      • Significant figures and decimal places
      • Magnitude
  • 2 Exploring scales in space and time
    • 2.1 The Universe
    • 2.2 The Milky Way
    • 2.3 The Earth
    • 2.4 The British Isles
    • 2.5 An oak woodland
    • 2.6 An oak tree
    • 2.7 An oak leaf
    • 2.8 Stomata
    • 2.9 Chloroplasts
    • 2.10 Glucose
    • 2.11 Carbon
    • 2.12 Protons and neutrons
    • 2.13 Quarks and photons
  • 3 Comparing and connecting scales
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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