How many significant figures are in a given number
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How to place numbers into scientific notation.
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How to use metric prefixes when expressing
multiples or fractional parts of a basic
unit.
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Which units are considered fundamental.
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What the graph of a direct proportion looks
like.
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What the graph of an inverse proportion looks
like.
- What the names for the vertical and horizontal
axes are and which variables are plotted
on each.
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The meaning of accuracy and precision
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How to find absolute and relative (per cent)
error in an experiment.
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How to find absolute and relative (per cent)
deviation in an experiment.
- How to make a complete graph of experimental
data
- How to interpolate and extrapolate data using
a graph and data table.
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The difference between vectors and scalars
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The meaning of component and resultant vectors
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How to use the head-to-tail and parallelogram
method to add vectors graphically
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How to use the Pythagorean theorem and trigonometry
to add vectors finding magnitude and direction
The meaning of the trig funcitons sin, cos, and tan
How to use the trig functions to solve for
the sides of a right triangle.
