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Brown Math: It's the Law the Laws of Exponents
Step-by-step explanations of the exponent laws including rules for combining powers and roots. Includes practice exercises.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Algebra: Exponents
A tutorial with many step-by-step examples on the laws of exponents. Explains the rationale for the rules, and gives practice exercises complete with answers and discussions.
Math.com
Math.com: The Basics of Algebra: Exponents
Students learn about the laws of exponents through this algebra resource. A learning tutorial and practice problems to check for comprehension of the math concepts are included.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Middle School Archive
This site from the Math Forum provides a list of links to many questions from the Dr. Math archive about exponents. This is a good site to use to direct you to different but associated information on the subject.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Power to a Power
Use these examples to learn the power to a power exponent rule. The steps are easy to follow and will help students remember the laws of exponents.
Other
The Math Center: Laws of Exponents
Lists the laws of exponents on the left side of the page with corresponding examples on the right.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Laws of Exponents
The learning activity examines laws of exponents. The resource consists of rules, examples, and explanations about the laws of exponents.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Discovering the Laws of Rational Exponents
This online tutorial explains how the laws of rational exponents are used to simplify expressions. The examples show exactly how the process is done. Click on the "Topic Index" to find related lessons, practice activities, and teacher...
Math Planet
Math Planet: Exponents and Exponential Functions: Properties of Exponents
Explains the properties of exponents. Includes a short video. [1:56]
Science Struck
Science Struck: Adding Exponents
Explains how to add exponents as well as other aspects of exponents including positive and negative exponents, rational exponents, zero exponents, power of power, and division of exponents. Includes practice problems with answers provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra I: Multiply & Divide Powers (Integer Exponents)
Rewrite products or quotients of powers, including negative powers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Other
Brown Math: It's the Law Too the Laws of Logarithms
The laws of logarithms (which flow directly out of the laws of exponents) are discussed here. Combining logs with the same base and the Change of Base Formula are also explained in straightforward language for the reader.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Exponents
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains many topics related to exponents, including the product rule, power rule, and quotient rule. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Exponent Laws
View a list of laws governing exponents, including special cases. Provides formulas, visuals, references, and citation information.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: "N^0"
"Why is any number raised to the zero power equal to one?" A good question and an even better answer
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Simplifying Expressions With Exponents
A detailed look at how to simplify expressions with exponents and how to apply the rules for exponents. Lots of examples included. The third page provides an interactive widget to use for simplifying expressions with exponents.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N rn.a.2: Checking a Calculation of a Decimal Exponent
The purpose of the task is to connect properties of fractional exponents with ordering of real numbers. Aligns with N-RN.A.2.
Other
Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: Exponents [Pdf]
This instructional activity provides exercises in writing expressions in exponential form, multiplying and dividing powers, and working with zero and negative exponents. A series of challenging word problems are included.
Other
Nearpod: Exponent Rules: Properties of Integer Exponents
In this lesson on properties of exponents, 8th graders explore the product rule, quotient rule, power rule, zero rule, and one rule related to exponents.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Integer Exponents
This tutorial will provide you with a definition of exponents and teach you how to simplify exponential expressions via numerous methods, examples, and video explanations. When finished reviewing the examples, complete practice problems...
Cool Math
Coolmath: Putting Exponent Rules #1 4 Together
This prealgebra lesson explains how to do exponent problems using more than one of the exponent rules.
