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- Subject: Physics
- AS: AS90252
- Level: 2
- Credits: 4
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Physics 2.1 Take measurements of physical quantities and analyse data graphically to determine a relationship
Sites for revision
Planning experimental procedures
This website has information that will help you design a plan for a practical investigation or experiment. It gives information to get you started, about variables, how to make a prediction, design the method, and write a plan. Suitable for NCEA level 2.
http://www.8886.co.uk/plan.htm
Introduction to measurements & error analysis
This website provides information on measurement and error analysis specific to physics so is a useful resource for this aspect of the standard.
http://www.physics.unc.edu/~deardorf/uncertainty/UNCguide.html
Common graph forms in physics (PDF 303KB)
This is a two-page document outlining the common graphs useful in physics. (You will need Adobe Reader, which is free to download).
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Measurement – Good practice guide (PDF 430KB)
This document (41 pages) is useful for measurements in physics. It is called [start italics]A beginner’s guide to uncertainty of measurement.
http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~ee650/downloads/uncertainty-in-measurement-uk.pdf
