physics problem help!!

[JB513 10+ year member]

im doing some gay shit through utexas or something like that.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

im doing some gay shit through utexas or something like that.

That is frustrating as Hell. The biggest thing that got me was either a decimal, or as others have stated, the measurement.

The math is right, but you may need to convert something smaller or bigger.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

or significant figures (digits)...you know the answer could be 12.103 but with only 3 sigfigs it's 12.1

that shit always got me with online HW and the one teacher who cared about them...

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

or significant figures (digits)...you know the answer could be 12.103 but with only 3 sigfigs it's 12.1
that shit always got me with online HW and the one teacher who cared about them...

Shit, yeah, sig figs. Make sure you check the HW assignment for that week to see what they require.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-205736.html

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

I had to do Mastering Physics up at Michigan Tech, shit sucked ***, got an A in physics one and an AB in physics 2 though, I am pretty good at physics.

 

[systemincheck 10+ year member]

What?