Review: Measurement

Table of Contents

Review: Measurement

Base SI Units

Very Small Units

Common Non-SI Units

Strategy for Unit Conversion Problems

Common Variations

Using Compound Units

Uncertainty in Measurements

Significant Figures

Precision of Calculated Results

Precision of Sums and Differences

Precision of Products and Quotients

Using Significant Figures

Precision Accuracy

Precision vs. Accuracy

Estimating Precision

Best Estimate of theStandard Deviation

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