Today we talked about what we need in order to take measurements.
We also discussed the rules for significant figures.
Sig Fig Rules
1) Zeros in front --> never significant
2) Zeros between non zero #'s --> always significant
3) Zeros in the back --> sometimes significant (if there is a decimal point someplace)
We also discussed the rules for significant figures.
Sig Fig Rules
1) Zeros in front --> never significant
2) Zeros between non zero #'s --> always significant
3) Zeros in the back --> sometimes significant (if there is a decimal point someplace)