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Assessing-to-Learn Physics: Error Analysis 
  
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Publisher:
UMass Physics Education Research Group
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
General Physics / Measurement/Units / Error
Other Sciences / Mathematics
Education Foundations / Assessment / Instruments
Education Practices / Technology / Audience Response
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This item is an in-class question requiring students to apply knowledge of error analysis to solve a problem. It was designed for collaborative learning use with a classroom response…
http://a2l.physics.umass.edu/library/item_0010
Micrometer Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Author:
Hwang, Fu-Kwun
Editors:
WEE, Loo Kang
Christian, Wolfgang
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
General Physics / Equipment / Mechanical Equipment
General Physics / Measurement/Units
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The Micrometer Model shows the principle of operation and the physical parts of a real micrometer. Micrometers use a screw to amplify distances that are too small to measure directly…
http://www.physicssource.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9422&DocID=1315
Dimensional Analysis Tutorials 
  
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Author:
King, Angela
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Lower Undergraduate
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This interactive tutorial provides practice in using dimensional analysis to do metric conversions and validate the conversion factors in equations. Users are first guided through…
http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/chem/dimensionanalysis/index.html
OU Engineering Media Lab: Significant Digits 
  
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Gramoll, Kurt
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This item is an interactive demonstration of the topic of significant digits. It computes the error that can be introduced by rounding during a calculation. Users input numbers and…
https://ecourses.ou.edu/cgi-bin/ebook.cgi?doc=&topic=st&chap_sec=01.1&pa...
Fundamental Physical Constants from NIST 
  
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Authors:
Mohr, Peter
Taylor, Barry
Publisher:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Lower Undergraduate
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General Physics / Measurement/Units
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Values of the fundamental physical constants, recommended for international use, are provided at this web site developed and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and…
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/index.html
Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units 
  
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Author:
Wolfe, Joe
Publisher:
University of New South Wales
Main Level:
Lower Undergraduate
Subjects:
General Physics / Measurement/Units / Units
General Physics / Collections
General Physics / Measurement/Units / Error
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This web page provides an overview of graphing, plotting, units of measure, significant figures, and error. It contains brief and basic explanations for the beginner, with links…
http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/graphs.htm
Guelph Physics Tutorials: Significant Digits 
  
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Department of Physics, University of Guelph
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This website offers a tutorial on significant digits. The tutorial includes an introduction to significant digits, example problems, and a series of self-paced questions with answers…
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/sig_fig/SIG_dig.htm
NTNU Java: Vernier 
  
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Hwang, Fu-Kwun
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General Physics / Equipment
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This EJS based applet simulates a Vernier Caliper. The user can perform all measurements that are typically done with a caliper. The simulation is embedded in a forum for teachers…
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=52
Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis 
  
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Department of Physics, University of Guelph
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Lower Undergraduate
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General Physics / Mathematical Tools
General Physics / Measurement/Units / Units
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Education Foundations / Communication / Representations
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This resource is a comprehensive self-paced student tutorial on the topic of dimensional analysis. It is organized into seven sections, each containing a quiz (answers included). The…
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/
Uncertainties and Error Propagation 
  
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Lindberg, Vern
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This item is a tutorial on Uncertainties and Error Propagation. Topics covered include Systematic versus Random Error, Determining Random Errors, Relative and Absolute error,…
http://www.rit.edu/cos/uphysics/uncertainties/Uncertaintiespart1.html
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