A simple but effective demonstration for illustrating significant figure rules when making measurements and doing calculations

Students can be surprised and confused when different arithmetical operations are performed on experimental data, because the rules change when changing from addition to subtraction to multiplication or division. The following is a simple way to illustrate several aspects of these rules.

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 69; no. 4; p. 291
Main Author Zipp, Arden P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton Division of Chemical Education 01.04.1992
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Chemistry
Education
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Multiplication
Organic chemistry
Students
Subtraction
First-Year Undergraduate / General
Demonstrations
Chemometrics
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Summary:Students can be surprised and confused when different arithmetical operations are performed on experimental data, because the rules change when changing from addition to subtraction to multiplication or division. The following is a simple way to illustrate several aspects of these rules.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed069p291