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What is classical physics?
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The study of motion, fluids, heat, sound, light, electricity, and magnetism.
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What is modern physics?
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The study of relativity, atomic structure, condensed matter, nuclear physics, elementary physics, and cosmology and astrophysics.
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What is precision?
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Precision refers to the ability to repeat (repeatability) of the measurement or action.
Chapter 1 pg. 5 |
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What is accuracy?
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Accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the true value.
Chapter 1 pg. 5 |
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How do you calculate percent uncertainty?
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Uncertainty/measured value * 100
Chapter 1 pg. 6 |
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Percent error calculation?
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% error =
(measured value) - (theoretical value) / (theoretical value) |
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Positive percent error?
Negative percent error? |
The measured value is larger than the theoretical yield.
The measured value is less than the theoretical yield. |
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Accuracy is represented by what in terms of percentage error?
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A low percentage error
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