Comments on: Understanding Exponents (Why does 0^0 = 1?)

By: stuart jackson currie

stuart jackson currie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:08:48 +0000

when you recognize 0 it becomes 1(whole). so if you recognize 1 you see that 0+0=2. so if I add 0+1 I take into consideration that this gives the knowledge of 3

By: Kalid

Kalid — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:40:13 +0000

@watchmath: Thanks — I guess it depends on your personality. I need math to make sense at a deep intuitive level, it just doesn’t feel right if the rules seem “arbitrary” to me .

@x: Yes, I think many calculators may be programmed with that result.

@DJ: Great, glad it was useful!

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:12:08 +0000

Excellent explanation. I teach a high school Algebra 2/Trig course and I will definitely be using this approach when presenting exponents to my students this fall.