Using significant figures

Skill — Express results with the correct number of significant figures.

Present in chapters

00 · 00b

Linked atoms

11 linked atoms.

00 Physical quantities, estimates, equilibrium

• Significant figures and uncertainty
• Worked exercise — Area of a measured rectangle
• Worked exercise — From significant figures to the number
• Problem — Significant figures at the supermarket
• Problem — The digital scale
• Problem — Ranking relative uncertainties

00b Experimental method

• Worked exercise — Relative uncertainty in a quotient
• Worked exercise — Mean and standard deviation
• Worked exercise — Error propagation in a product
• Problem — Significant figures
• Problem — Impact velocity and coefficient of restitution