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Title: Sig Figs
Post by: andy456 on May 31, 2010, 04:41:23 pm: Just to clarify:
Can you only loose 1 mark per whole exam if your sig figs are wrong, meaning you don't lose or get a mark every time the sig figs is wrong??
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: Blakhitman on May 31, 2010, 04:46:48 pm: Pretty sure that's the case.
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: Edmund on May 31, 2010, 04:47:11 pm: Yes just one mark
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: andy456 on May 31, 2010, 05:07:48 pm: and that will be the one that says 'express to appropriate sig figs' or whatever
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: vexx on May 31, 2010, 06:54:39 pm: Quote from: andy456 on May 31, 2010, 05:07:48 pm
and that will be the one that says 'express to appropriate sig figs' or whatever

it's just one mark off the entire paper the one time you don't do them right, and them for the rest of the paper any sig fig mistake is fine since you've already lost the mark for it.
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: Richiie on May 31, 2010, 09:17:10 pm: Quote from: Edmund on May 31, 2010, 04:47:11 pm
Yes just one mark

That one mark could be the difference between an A, and an A+.
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: kyzoo on May 31, 2010, 10:52:53 pm: Quote from: Richiie on May 31, 2010, 09:17:10 pm
Quote from: Edmund on May 31, 2010, 04:47:11 pm
Yes just one mark

That one mark could be the difference between an A, and an A+.

Nah, not for Chem.
Title: Re: Sig Figs
Post by: m@tty on June 01, 2010, 12:05:43 am: It could, theoretically. If you lost 17 marks last year and then ignored significant figures you could then fall into the A range...