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Tag: absolute uncertainty

1 October 20251 October 2025 physbang electricity, Exam Tips, Key Skills

Uncertainties and Error Bars

Measurements are always uncertain: there is no such thing as a perfectly precise measurement. At the very least, the instrument used will limit the precision of the value but in many cases other factors can introduce even greater variability. It is always the greater of these two numbers (the resolution of the instrument and variability … Continue reading Uncertainties and Error Bars

15 June 202515 June 2025 physbang Exam Tips, Key Skills

Revision tips for Paper 3A

It’s a fool’s game to try to predict what will be in an examination paper but… looking back over past years, there are three practicals that have been used very little in Paper 3A and one of those hasn’t appeared since 2020. So, in my opinion, there is a good chance that this year’s paper … Continue reading Revision tips for Paper 3A

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