IB Physics - All You Need to Know About Uncertainties

IB Physics - All You Need to Know About Uncertainties

Uncertainties are an important and essential component for any successful physics experiment and lab report. However, these calculations can get tricky pretty quickly... In this video, I break down the three kinds of uncertainties (fractional, percent, and absolute) and how to handle them in calculations. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Brief Outline 00:50 Fractional, Percent & Absolute Uncertainty 02:47 Uncertainties with Measurement Tools 05:25 Addition & Subtraction 07:48 Multiplication & Division 09:35 Powers & Roots 11:08 Averages in a Range of Values