written by
Wolfgang Bauer
This Java applet is a game designed to provide practice in significant figures for beginners. Users view a number and must determine the number of significant figures. Scores are automatically tallied, with short explanations given for incorrect responses.
This item is part of a larger collection of physics applets.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9352">Bauer, Wolfgang. The Applet Collection: Significant Figures. March 10, 2004.</a>
![]() W. Bauer, The Applet Collection: Significant Figures (1999), <http://www.lon-capa.org/~mmp/applist/sigfig/sig.htm>.
![]() Bauer, W. (2004, March 10). The Applet Collection: Significant Figures. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from http://www.lon-capa.org/~mmp/applist/sigfig/sig.htm
![]() Bauer, Wolfgang. The Applet Collection: Significant Figures. March 10, 2004. http://www.lon-capa.org/~mmp/applist/sigfig/sig.htm (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() Bauer, Wolfgang. The Applet Collection: Significant Figures. 1999. 10 Mar. 2004. 1 May 2025 <http://www.lon-capa.org/~mmp/applist/sigfig/sig.htm>.
![]() @misc{
Author = "Wolfgang Bauer",
Title = {The Applet Collection: Significant Figures},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {March 10, 2004},
Year = {1999}
}
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