PPT-Uncertainty and Significant Figures

Cartoon courtesy of Labinitiocom Uncertainty in Measurement A digit that must be estimated is called uncertain A measurement always has some degree of uncertainty Why Is there Uncertainty. What’s the Diff?. Accuracy. Accuracy: . How . closely a measurement matches true or actual values. To . be accurate only requires the true value (the . bulls eye. ) and one measurement (one arrow to hit . What are Significant Figures?. They are all the numbers in a measurement that are known with . certainty. plus the first digit that is uncertain.. Why use Significant Figures?. Significant figures are needed in science, because the tools we use to measure are not infinitely accurate. Easy as…. IDing. Sig Figs. Significant . Figures. . All the digits used to report a measurement including the uncertain . digit (your guess).. The only digits that are NOT considered significant are zeros that are present simply as placeholders. . 2.3. A. What are Significant Figures?. The number of all certain digits in a measurement plus one estimated digit.. Example. 2.0 cm. 1. 0. 2. 3. 4. cm. 2 Significant figures. Examples. 1. 0. 2. 3. 4. Using Significant Figures. S8CS3: . Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations.. S8CS3d:.  Decide what degree of precision is adequate, and round off appropriately.. Measuring with Precision. Defn: Those numbers that result from directly measuring an object. It shows the precision of the measurement.. Units must be included (no units no sd). The precision of the measurement depends upon the measuring instrument. We make. . QUALITATIVE. . observations of reactions — changes in color and physical state.. We also make. . QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS. , which involve . numbers. .. Use. . SI units . — based on the metric system. The derailment on October 22, 1895 of the Granville-Paris Express that overran the buffer stop. The engine careened across almost 100 feet (30 meters) of the station concourse, crashed through a two-foot thick wall, shot across a terrace and sailed out of the station, plummeting onto the Place de Rennes 30 feet (10 meters) below where it stood on its nose. While all of the passengers on board the train survived, one woman on the street below was killed . 4.72006 s. 0.0003 km. 400 mL. 320.0 mg. How many significant figures are there in each of the following measurements? . 4.72006 . s . (6 significant figures). 0.0003 . km . (1 significant figure). 400 . using significant figures.. Aim. : . How can we round and calculate using significant figures? . Unit 1: . Chemathematics. 1.4. AGENDA. Introduction. Mini-Lesson. Summary. Work Period. Exit Slip. Do Now. Pacific/Atlantic Method636/584-6688GeneraltutoringeastcentraleduClick to advance slidesIn wordsRule 1 All non-zero digits are significantRule 2 Zeros in front of a number are notsignificantRule 3 Z Sections Section 1 Formatting Figures within the Thesis or Dissertation p 2Information in this manual has been modified fromx0000x0000Updated by GC SST Summer 20212Section 1 Formatting Figures within Homework for Chapter 1. Read Chapter 1. HW 1: pp. 26-31: 2,3,8,16,18,19, 28,29,38,39,52,54,56, 62, 68, 73, 74, 75.. Warmup. Perhaps the most recognizable equation in physics comes form Einstein’s theory of relativity: . Mrs. Charniauskaya. Metric System. Scientists all over the world use the same system of units so they can communicate information clearly . This system is called . Système. . Internationale. . d’Unités.