GENERAL PHYSICS I

MODULE 1: MEASUREMENTS
WEEK 1 NOTES
TROPICALES, Bernadette Jane A.
Grade 12 - Napier
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01 Conversion of
Units 02 Scientific
Notation

03 Precision and
Accuracy 04 Random Errors vs.
Systematic Errors
 TOPIC 1

Conversion of Units

how does conversion help us?

Conversion is useful for when we solve problems that uses different units
(i.e. inches to meters)
How do we convert values?
Identify the measurement system used
Convert the value via their respective conversion factors
(i.e. from inches to meters, multiply by 0.0254)
Types of measurement systems
metric system
SAE (Standard American Engineering system)
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Scientific Notation

What is Scientific Notation?

It is a method of expressing values which are generally too big in length
to be written in decimal form, typically used in coordination with
significant figures.
It is also convenient to use when dealing with numbers that have a lot of
leading or trailing zeroes (i.e. 0.000000002 or 20000000).
How do we use Scientific Notation?
Given the expression, a x 10^b; variable "a" should be a value greater
than 1, but less than 10; and variable "b" must be a non-zero integer.
Ex: 32198 = 3.2198 x 10^4, 0.0203 = 2.03 x 10^-2
 TOPIC 3

Precision and Accuracy

What's the difference between precision and accuracy?

Precision refers to the closeness of observed values.
On the other hand, accuracy refers to the closeness of each observed
value to the true value.
 TOPIC 4

Random vs Systematic Errors

What's the difference between random and

systematic errors?
Random errors, as the name states, are errors
that are random, or unexpected due to variables
not being considered. With enough attempts, the
observed values are shown to be close to the
true value, but doesn't have consistent
differences. High accuracy, low precision.
On the other hand, systematic errors are errors
that have consistent differences with the true
value. Low accuracy, high precision.
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Scalar Quantity
vs
Vector Quantity
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Scalar vs Vector Quantities

What are Scalar Quantities?

Scalar quantities are quantities that have
magnitude, and no direction.
Examples of such are distance, work, speed,
time, and etc.
What are Vector Quantities?
Vector quantities are quantities that have
magnitude, and direction.
Examples of such are force, velocity,
acceleration, and etc.