
Archimedes numerical roots
How did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
How did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
10 graphs of experimental data are given. Can you use a spreadsheet to find algebraic graphs which match them closely, and thus discover the formulae most likely to govern the underlying processes?
In this twist on the well-known Countdown numbers game, use your knowledge of Powers and Roots to make a target.
Use your skill and knowledge to place various scientific lengths in order of size. Can you judge the length of objects with sizes ranging from 1 Angstrom to 1 million km with no wrong attempts?