Below are links to a series of quantitative skill exercises that I have been developing. Each begins with a description why that skill is important, followed by several worked examples, then a series of exercises for the student to complete. These exercises include (a) “real world” problems and (b) astronomy-focused problems. I will update these as I continue classroom testing. If you are interested in participating in this effort, please contact me!

Please use and adapt these as you see fit (for educational use only). I invite and welcome your feedback, improvements, additions, etc.

Graph Making and Interpretation

Powers of Ten

Unit Conversions

Dimensional Analysis

Ratios and Fractions

Percentages

Scale Factors

Error Estimation

Scientific Notation

Manipulating Numbers in Scientific Notation

The materials on this site may be reproduced for educational use only.