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Significant Figures and Order of Magnitude

  • Introduction
  • Rules of Determining Significant Figures
  • Rules for Calculation Considering Significant Figures
  • The Concept of Order of Magnitude
  • Order of Magnitude of Length
  • Order of Magnitude of Mass
  • Order of Magnitude of Time
  • To Find Order of Magnitude of a Physical Quantity

Errors and Their Types

  • Introduction
  • Types of Errors
  • Terminology
  • Calculation of Relative and Percentage Error

Propagation of Errors

  • Propagation of Error in Addition
  • Propagation of Error in Subtraction
  • Propagation of Error in Multiplication
  • Propagation of Error in Quotient
  • Propagation of Error in Terms Involving Powers

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