LO- Rounding, Bounds, Percentage Error, Estimation

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IB Syllabus Link
Learner Attribute Focus:
Order of magnitudes (physics); uncertainty
To be able to analyse problems and precision of measurement (sciences).
involving approximation,
rounding, bounds and percentage
errors.

IB Command words and key

language:
TOK Link: approximation, estimation, significant
figures, decimal figures, bounds
Is mathematical reasoning different
from scientific reasoning, or reasoning
in other areas of knowledge?

International Mindedness:
Caring about approximations; ethical
implications

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 Today’s New Vocabulary
Mathematical Name: Approximation
Definition: A value which is given to a number which is
close to, but not equal to, its true value

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Mathematical Name: Estimation
Definition: A value which has been found by
judgement or prediction instead of carrying out a
more accurate measurement

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Whenever we measure a quantity there is almost always a
difference between our measurement and the actual value. We call
this the error.

If the actual or exact value is VE and the approximate value is VA

then the error = VA – VE

Error is often expressed as a percentage of the exact value, and in

this case we use the size of the error, ignoring its sign. We
therefore use the modulus of the error.

Percentage error E = |VA – VE |

VE x 100%
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