Document Outline
Front Matter
Table of Contents
11. Units, Best Values, Formulas, and Other Good Stuff
11.1 True Value
11.2 Errors
11.3 Errors in Combinations of Quantities
11.4 Correction Factor
11.5 Significant Figures
11.6 Conversion of Units
11.7 Converting Formulas to New Units
11.7.1 Example 1: Reynolds Number
11.7.2 Example 2: Pressure of a Column of Liquid
11.8 The Most Representative Value (MRV)
11.9 Predicting Future Values
11.10 How Much Confidence in the Most Representative Value?
11.11 The Standard Deviation
11.12 Curve Fitting
Index