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Question: Why are such small numbers relevant to science? How does one calculate tricks with numbers, and how does one approach learning and testing small numbers?

Comment: From this reading, I was really astounded by how many matheticians went into studying small numbers, and relating them to things like atoms and scientific material. I was also astounded by the fact that Buddha, at a young age, had discovered what Phythagoras was studying.

Quote: "The reason this calculation seems simpler is because we use the position of numerals to give extra meaning. The number furthest to the right always means a value less than 10. Anumber to the left always means a number of 10's less than 100. A number to the left of that always means a number of hundreds less than a thousand."

Question: From this reading, I really wondered whether or not the Roman numerals ends, and if there is a certain point.

Comment: I found it interesting how numbers were so completely different in that time period, and was confused by the method of writing numbers in Roman numerals such as C=100, and D=500. The Arabic format of writing large numbers seems much simpler, especially compared to our modern way of writing numbers.