Thursday, September 1, 2011

More Sig Figs and Dimensional Analysis

DWU #4-  An object has a mass of 18.361 grams and a volume of 8.1 mL.  What is the density?  Report correct sig figs.  Will it float in water?  How do you know?

I went over the answers to the blue Sig Fig worksheet and we did 8 practice problems then took a homework quiz.   Answers to the blue sig fig worksheet can be found here. I also introduced the concept of Dimensional Analysis and we did some practice problems (answers here). Note:  the most important part of the exercise is showing the work and reporting to the correct number of significant digits.  A good tutorial on dimensional analysis can be found here.

We also watched the first 25 minutes of the Modern Marvels episode found here.

HW:  Read pp. 142-146;  Self Check p. 144; p. 149 27,28,29,31; p. 151 #60; Finish Dimensional Analysis Worksheet.


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