Lecture

Lecture Scientific method- It is the logical or systematic approach in solving problems.

Steps: 1. State the problem 2. Formulate the hypothesis 3. Test the hypothesis 4. Gathering the data 5. Analyze the data 6. Drawing the conclusion

Assignment:

Define: a) significant figures b) Scientific Notation

Give the rules of significant figures & writing down numbers on

Lecture their scientific form.

Answer: a) Significant figures: are digits that are known with certainty. b) Scientific notation: is a combination of two numbers. The first number is a decimal number between 1 and 10, called exponent, is a power of ten.

2. Rules of significant figures: 1) all nonzero digits are significant. 2) between two nonzero digits are significant. 3) Zeroes to the left of the first nonzero digit are not significant. 4) If a number is greater than 1, all non-zeros to the right of the decimal point are significant. If a number is less than one only zeros at the end of the number and the zeros between 2 non-zero digits are significant. 5) the zeros immediately to the left of an unexpressed decimal point are not significant.

Scientific Notation: it follow the formula /m x 10^n/ where m consists of one or more significant figure digits which are equal to

Lecture or greater than one but should be less than ten.

Basic Mathematical Concepts in Physics

1. Scientific Notation 2. Significant Figures 3. Geometrical Figures 4. Graphical Analysis 5. Trigonometric Functions 6. Conversion

Significant Figures Rule #1: 123456789 has 9 significant figures Rule #2: 201 has 3 significant figures Rule#3: 2100 has 2 significant Figures

Lecture Rule # 4 600.00 has 5 significant figures Rule #5 0.000101 has 3 significant figures Rule #6 6.01 x 10^-5 has 3 significant figures

Lecture Assignment 1. Rewrite the following in scientific notation a) 8,965,000 b) 460,000 c) 0.00000000000000000016 d) 9,300,000,000 e) 2,567,218

2. Rewrite each number in standard form a) 7.98 x 10^-3 b) 6.02 x 10^-6 c) 4.3 x 10^-5 d) 5.51 x 10^5 e)1.10 x 10^8

3. use the mathematical operation using your calculator a. 0.000345 + 450 x 10^-6 b. 15,000,000 450 x 10^3

Lecture c. 1.2 x 10^7 x 6.7 x 10^-8 d. 1.21x 10^-8 x 5.16 x 10^1 / 2.3 x 10^3 e. 640,000 / 6,400 + 20,000

Answers: 1. Rewrite the following in scientific notation a) 8.965 x 10^6 b) 4.6 x 10^5 c)1.6 x 10^-19 d) 9.3 x 10^9 e) 2.567218 x 10^6

2. Rewrite each number in standard form a. 0.00798 b. 0.00000602 c. 0.000043 3. use the mathematical operation using your calculator a) 7.95 x 10^-4 d. 551,000 e. 110,000,000

Lecture b) 1.455 x 10^7 c) 804 x 10^-3 d) 2.714608696 x 10^-10 e) 20,100

Given 2003

Significant figures 4

Scientific Notation 2.003 x 10^3

Lecture 7200 6326005560 63.79 148490000 2 9 4 5 7.2 x 10^3 6.32600556 x 10^9 6.379 x 10^1 1.4849x 10^8