Website Detail Page
published by
the University of New South Wales
written by Joe Wolfe
This web page provides an overview of graphing, plotting, units of measure, significant figures, and error. It contains brief and basic explanations for the beginner, with links provided for further exploration of topics such as curve-plotting, error analysis, SI units, and the Planck Scale.
This tutorial is part of the PhysClips collection of web-based resources on introductory mechanics, electricity, and magnetism.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8478">Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units. Sydney: University of New South Wales, August 31, 2008.</a>
AIP Format
J. Wolfe, (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/graphs.htm).
AJP/PRST-PER
J. Wolfe, Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), <https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/graphs.htm>.
APA Format
Wolfe, J. (2008, August 31). Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from University of New South Wales: https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/graphs.htm
Chicago Format
Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units. Sydney: University of New South Wales, August 31, 2008. https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/graphs.htm (accessed 13 December 2024).
MLA Format
Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units. Sydney: University of New South Wales, 2006. 31 Aug. 2008. 13 Dec. 2024 <https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/graphs.htm>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{
Author = "Joe Wolfe",
Title = {Physclips: Graphs, errors, significant figures, dimensions and units},
Publisher = {University of New South Wales},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {13 December 2024},
Month = {August 31, 2008},
Year = {2006}
}
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