Two previous posts covered uncertainties in the context of thermal energy transfers but now we need to consider random and systematic errors as they apply more generally in the current AQA A-Level Physics course. NOTE: The AQA A-Level Physics syllabus takes a simplified approach to uncertainties so if you are doing independent revision you may … Continue reading Random and Systematic Errors
Experimental errors
Experiments are often used to confirm (or, more usefully, refute) particular ideas but their impact is limited by measurement errors that can compromise the results. The obvious answer is to reduce the uncertainties as much as possible but what do you do if this causes the result to move further away from the expected value? … Continue reading Experimental errors
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