
Basic Concepts
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Learning Outcomes
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Know how to round numbers to an appropriate number of significant figures.
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Be able to convert numbers to and from Engineering Form.
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Calculate a percentage of a quantity.
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Express one quantity as a percentage of another.
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Calculate quantities linked by a ratio.
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Split a quantity correctly by a given ratio.
Useful Links
Basic Rounding of Numbers
Decimal Place Rounding: Khan Academy
Significant Figures
Why Significant Figures are important: Youtube
Significant Figures: Khan Academy
Scientific and Engineering Notation
Scientific Notation: Khan Academy
Percentages
Calculating a Percentage: Youtube
Expressing a Percentage: Youtube
Ratio