Scientific Notation

[rprosperi]

Scientific notation is just a display format, it does not change a number, so you really don't convert a number you just tell Prime how to display a number that way. No program is needed.

From Home view, press [blue-Shift] [Settings] (the Home key) to enter the Home Settings screen. Tap the 2nd list down (probably set to Standard display)and pick Scientific Number Format, then tap the narrow list that appears to the right of the Number Format list to specify the number of places to be displayed the right of the decimal mark. Press Esc to exit the Settings screen and save your settings.

Note that if you use CAS mode, you have to make analogous settings in the CAS Settings screen. CAS and Home modes have indepent display settings. Also, you can specify the Display Format from within almost every App to unique settings for that app, or you can leave it to the dafault of using the System setting (meaning the one you set in the Home settings.)