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Chapter 3

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHAPTER 3 SCIENCE

BY ERIC BACHMAN AND MCKINLEY CLARK
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SIGNIFICANT DIGITS

WE HAVE LEARNED TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT DIGITS

RULE ONE

APPLY ONLY TO MEASURED DATA
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RULE TWO

ALL NON-ZERO DIGITS IN MEASURED DATA ARE SIGNIFICANT

RULE THREE

ALL ZEROS BETWEEN NONZERO DIGITS ARE SIGNIFICANT
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RULE FOUR

DECIMAL POINTS DEFINE SIGNIFICANT ZEROS
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RULE FIVE

SIGNIFICANT ZEROS IN THE ONE'S PLACE ARE FOLLOWED BY A DECIMAL POINT
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EXAMPLES

  • Rule One-10.72kg
  • Rule Two-32.30=3SD
  • Rule Three-10.03=4SD
  • Rule Four-2.0003
  • Rule Five-0.03

QUESTION OF THE DAY

HOW MANY SIGNIFICANT DIGITS ARE IN 2,031.30047