In addition to its basic spreadsheet functions, Microsoft Excel also allows writing formulas to perform functions on existing data. Using a quick equation, you can convert an existing set of time data ...

The process of comparing and ordering decimals is similar to the process of comparing and ordering whole numbers. You must use your knowledge of place value and know how to find which digit is ...

Decimals are a way of representing numbers that are not whole. When 1 is divided into 10 equal parts, they are called tenths. Tenths can be represented as decimals: One tenth = \( \frac{1}{10} \) = ...

On the appearance of the first section of this important book, it is appropriate to give some account of the evolution of logarithmic tables. Logarithmetica Britannica: being a Standard Table of ...

The humble decimal point may have been invented about 150 years before we previously thought. Experts had previously credited German mathematician Christopher Clavius for the innovation, but according ...

PART IV. of this monumental work, the third to be published, gives the logarithms of numbers between 40,000 and 50,000. These were obtained by adding the logarithm of 0.5 to the logarithms of all the ...