Distance & Displacement Distance?is a measure of how far an object travels It is a?scalar?quantity - in other words, the direction is not important The athletes run a total distance of 300 m Co...
Solving Vector Problems In physics, vectors appear in many different topic areas Specifically, vectors are often?combined?and?resolved?to solve problems when considering motion, forces, and momentu...
Combining & Resolving Vectors Vectors?are represented by an arrow The?arrowhead?indicates the?direction?of the vector The?length?of the arrow represents the?magnitude Combining Vectors Vectors ...
Vector & Scalar Quantities A?scalar?is a?quantity?which?only?has a magnitude (size) A?vector?is a quantity which has?both?a?magnitude?and a?direction For example, if a person goes on a hike in ...
Error Bars The uncertainty in a measurement can be shown on a graph as an?error bar This bar is drawn above and below the point (or from side to side) and shows the?uncertainty?in that measurement ...
Uncertainties Precision Precise measurements are ones in which there is?very little spread?about the?mean?value, in other words,?how close?the measured values are?to each other If a measurement is ...
Random & Systematic Errors Measurements of quantities are made with the aim of finding the?true value?of that quantity In reality, it is impossible to obtain the true value of any quantity as t...
Orders of Magnitude When a number is expressed in an?order of 10, this is an?order of magnitude. Example: If a number is described as 3 × 108?then that number is actually 3 × 100 000 000 The?order ...
Scientific Notation & Metric Multipliers Scientific Notation In physics,?measured quantities?cover a large range from the very large to the very small Scientific notation is a form that is base...
