Measurement and Errors Concepts

   Saturday, July 18, 2020   

Measurement and Errors Concepts include all Definitions, Laws, Diagrams, Rules, Examples etc.

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Spherometer | Parallax Method of Measurement | Methods of measurement of very small distances | Problem on measurement | Simple problem to find distance in light year | Other common units of time | Some Other Common Units of Time | Measurement of area by unit square | Volume | Calculate time period |

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Define Time period | Interpret length vs time period graphs of a simple pendulum | Interpret length vs time period graphs of a simple pendulum | Factors affecting the time period of a simple pendulum | Find frequency and time period of a simple pendulum | Time period for a physical pendulum | Period of a pendululm of infinite length | Vernier Constant | Zero error and its types | Calculating zero error in vernier caliper

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Measurement of length with a vernier callipers | Pitch of a screw | Least count of a screw | Principle of Screw gauge | Construction of screw gauge | Measurement of length in a screw gauge | Positive and negative zero error in screw gauge | Calculating zero error in screw guage | Finding diameter of a thin wire using Screw gauge | Errors in measurement of Physical Quantities

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Absolute, Relative or Percentage Error for a quantity that is sum of measured quantities | Define and calculate percentage error | Percentage Error | Absolute, Relative or Percentage Error | Absolute, Relative or Percentage Error for a quantity that is product of measured quantities | Absolute, Relative or Percentage Error for a quantity which is a measured quantity raised to a power | Types of errors | Random and Systematic Error | Contributing Factors to Systematic Errors | Contributing Factors to Random Errors

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Backlash Error | Absolute error | Mean Absolute Error | Calculate Relative error | Relative Error | Accuracy, precision and error | Absolute error | Example on Relative error | Relative error | Problem on Percentage error

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Backlash Error | Absolute error | Mean Absolute Error | Calculate Relative error | Relative Error | Accuracy, precision and error | Absolute error | Example on Relative error | Relative error | Problem on Percentage error

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Define Range of Instrument | Range of Instrument | Comparing Order of Magnitudes | Scientific method steps | Understanding conclusion and finding of an experiment | Different types of tabular forms | Presentation of data in a tabular form | Advantages of presentation of data in a tabular form | Presentation of data in a graphical form | Use of straight line graph in identifying proportional relationships

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Fastest speed that some animals can attain | Reporting Numbers | Significant Digits | Rules for determining number of significant digits | Reporting errors in measured quantities using rules of significant digits and rounding off | Order of Magnitude and examples | Rules of Rounding off | Rules for arithmetic operations with significant figures