UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Deducing Relation among the Physical Quantities Post a Comment The method of dimensions can sometimes be used to deduce relation among the physical quantities. Fo… Read more Deducing Relation among the Physical Quantities
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Checking the Dimensional Consistency of Equations Post a Comment The magnitudes of physical quantities may be added together or subtracted from one another only if … Read more Checking the Dimensional Consistency of Equations
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Dimensions Of Physical Quantities Post a Comment The nature of a physical quantity is described by its dimensions. All the physical quantities repre… Read more Dimensions Of Physical Quantities
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Rules for Determining the Uncertainty in the Results of Arithmatic Calculations Post a Comment The rules for determining the uncertainty or error in the number/measured quantity in arithmetic op… Read more Rules for Determining the Uncertainty in the Results of Arithmatic Calculations
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Rounding off the Uncertain Digits Post a Comment The result of computation with approximate numbers, which contain more than one uncertain digit, sh… Read more Rounding off the Uncertain Digits
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Rules for Arithmetic Operations with Significant Figures Post a Comment The result of a calculation involving approximate measured values of quantities (i.e. values with l… Read more Rules for Arithmetic Operations with Significant Figures
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Significant Figures Post a Comment As discussed above, every measurement involves errors. Thus, the result of measurement should be re… Read more Significant Figures
UNITS AND MEASUREMENT Combination of Errors Post a Comment If we do an experiment involving several measurements, we must know how the errors in all the measu… Read more Combination of Errors