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    Physics Unit 6B: During An Experiment There Can Be Three Kind of Errors

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    This document summarizes key concepts in physics unit 6B. It discusses three types of errors in experiments: personal errors from carelessness, systematic errors from faults in apparatus, and random errors from unseen causes. To minimize errors, experiments should be repeated and the average taken. Uncertainty is defined as faults in apparatus due to its limitations. Apparatus with high precision can have low reliability, as small measurements are difficult. Absolute uncertainty equals the least count or maximum uncertainty value. Percentage uncertainty is calculated as the least count divided by the measurement times 100. The document also lists 18 physics experiments and reminds the reader to practice past assessment questions.

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    This document summarizes key concepts in physics unit 6B. It discusses three types of errors in experiments: personal errors from carelessness, systematic errors from faults in apparatus, and random errors from unseen causes. To minimize errors, experiments should be repeated and the average taken. Uncertainty is defined as faults in apparatus due to its limitations. Apparatus with high precision can have low reliability, as small measurements are difficult. Absolute uncertainty equals the least count or maximum uncertainty value. Percentage uncertainty is calculated as the least count divided by the measurement times 100. The document also lists 18 physics experiments and reminds the reader to practice past assessment questions.

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    This document summarizes key concepts in physics unit 6B. It discusses three types of errors in experiments: personal errors from carelessness, systematic errors from faults in apparatus, and random errors from unseen causes. To minimize errors, experiments should be repeated and the average taken. Uncertainty is defined as faults in apparatus due to its limitations. Apparatus with high precision can have low reliability, as small measurements are difficult. Absolute uncertainty equals the least count or maximum uncertainty value. Percentage uncertainty is calculated as the least count divided by the measurement times 100. The document also lists 18 physics experiments and reminds the reader to practice past assessment questions.

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    Physics Unit 6B: During An Experiment There Can Be Three Kind of Errors

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    This document summarizes key concepts in physics unit 6B. It discusses three types of errors in experiments: personal errors from carelessness, systematic errors from faults in apparatus, and random errors from unseen causes. To minimize errors, experiments should be repeated and the average taken. Uncertainty is defined as faults in apparatus due to its limitations. Apparatus with high precision can have low reliability, as small measurements are difficult. Absolute uncertainty equals the least count or maximum uncertainty value. Percentage uncertainty is calculated as the least count divided by the measurement times 100. The document also lists 18 physics experiments and reminds the reader to practice past assessment questions.

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    Physics Unit 6B

    During an experiment there can be three


    :kind of errors
    personal ----> may be due to carelessness .1
    Systematic ----> may be due to fault in apparatus .2
    Random ---> maybe due to invisible unseen .3
    causes

    to minimize error ----> 1. repeat it again 2. take


    average

    ?what is uncertainty
    fault in the apparatus due to limitation of apparatus

    limitation of apparatus = least count/ precision

    reliable ---> less error


    Precise ---> small value

    less reliable ---> more precise >>> reason: because


    !its difficult to take small measurement

    absolute uncertainty = least count = maximum


    value of uncertainty

    greater than least count ---> personal error

    percentage uncertainty = least


    count/measurement*100

    :The experiments you need to know


    Practical 1 Momentum and momentum *
    conservation - large trolleys
    Practical 2 Momentum and momentum *
    conservation - small trolleys
    Practical 3 Momentum and momentum *
    conservation using a linear air track
    Practical 4 Rate of change of momentum using a *
    linear air track
    Practical 5 Rate of change of momentum using a
    *trolley
    Practical 6 Centripetal force - whirling bung *
    *Practical 7 Centripetal force - rotating trolley
    Practical 8 Measuring the charge stored by a *
    capacitor
    Practical 9 Effect of length and current on the force *
    on a wire in a magnetic field
    *Practical 10 Specific heat capacity of a liquid
    Practical 11 Specific heat capacity of a solid *
    Practical 12 The relationship between the pressure *
    and temperature of a gas
    Practical 13 The relationship between the pressure *
    and volume of a gas
    Practical 14 Measurement of the activity of a *
    radioactive source
    Practical 15 Simulation of radioactive decay *
    Practical 16 Graphical representation of simple *
    harmonic motion
    Practical 17 Forced oscillations*
    Practical 18 Investigating damped oscillations *

    DON'T forget to practice


    questions from sample assessment
    of Unit 6B, June 2010 and Jan
    !2010 Papers

    Compiled by: Vampire-Love4ever

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