Errors, Uncertainty, and Significant Figures
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to calculate absolute and relative errors
- Students will be able to apply rules of significant figures in calculations
- Students will understand experimental uncertainty and how to express it
Core Concepts
- Absolute error and relative error calculations
- Rules for significant figures in measurements and calculations
- Expressing uncertainty: measurement ± uncertainty