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Christopher Mulliss
This page deals with significant figures and rounding rules. It's primary audience is teachers of high-school and college-level science classes like Physics and Chemistry, but there are links to sites for students as well. For educators, this page describes recent research into the accuracy and safety of the standard rounding rule for multiplication and division and discusses the implicationsfor science education.
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Mulliss, C. (n.d.). Significant Figures and Rounding Rules. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from http://www.angelfire.com/oh/cmulliss/index.html
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Mulliss, Christopher. Significant Figures and Rounding Rules. http://www.angelfire.com/oh/cmulliss/index.html (accessed 3 December 2024).
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Mulliss, Christopher. Significant Figures and Rounding Rules. 3 Dec. 2024 <http://www.angelfire.com/oh/cmulliss/index.html>.
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