1.2 Significant Figures and Scientific Notation | General Physics

Chad covers significant figures and scientific notation in this second lesson on algebra-based General Physics. Chad clearly explains how to determine when zeroes are significant and when they are not. He shows several examples to explain the difference. He then explains and demonstrates the rules governing the number of significant figures for the solution in multiplication / division and addition / subtraction. He finishes this topic off with an example that involves both multiplication / division and addition / subtraction. Chad then explains how scientific notation is a convenient tool for expressing very large and very small numbers and demonstrates how to convert numbers to scientific notation.

00:00 Lesson Introduction
00:41 Significant Figures
12:21 Scientific Notation

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