Heat and Temperature Accuracy and Precision
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Heat and Temperature
Accuracy
and
Precision
Heat & TemperatureHEAT TEMPERATURE
Definition
Measuring Device
Units
Heat & TemperatureHEAT TEMPERATURE
Definition Flow of thermal energy
Average kinetic energy
Measuring Device
Units
Heat & TemperatureHEAT TEMPERATURE
Definition Flow of thermal energy
Average kinetic energy
Measuring Device Calorimeter Thermometer
Units
Heat & TemperatureHEAT TEMPERATURE
Definition Flow of thermal energy
Average kinetic energy
Measuring Device Calorimeter Thermometer
Units Joules, calories °C, °F, K
Heat & TemperatureHEAT TEMPERATURE
Definition Flow of thermal energy
Average kinetic energy
Measuring Device Calorimeter Thermometer
Units Joules, calories °C, °F, K
•The omission of "degree" symbol for the Kelvin scale indicates that it is not relative to an arbitrary reference point such as the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.
Measuring Devices
Does your desk top or the desk leg feel Cooler?
You are experiencing Heat?
°C
Is the shooter accurate/precise?
a
a
Accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the true or correct
value for a quantity.
Precision refers to how close a set of measurements for a quantity are
to one another, regardless of whether or not the measurements
are correct.
Accuracy vs Precision
a
a
Larry, Curly and Moe are each given the same type of metal and are asked to measure its density. The actual density of the metal is 3.0 g/ml however they are not told this. They take four sets of measurements and use these to calculate the density of the metal for each set of measurements. Their results are given below.
Larry Curly Moe
2.5 g/ml 4.0 g/ml 4.0 g/ml
2.7 g/ml 2.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.1 g/ml 1.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.3 g/ml 5.0 g/ml 4.2 g/ml
1.Who is the most precise?2.Who is the most accurate?3.What is the percentage error (experimental error) of Larry’s reported density measurement?
See Notebook
For this example:
Larry, Curly and Moe are each given the same type of metal and are asked to measure its density. The actual density of the metal is 3.0 g/ml however they are not told this. They take four sets of measurements and use these to calculate the density of the metal for each set of measurements. Their results are given below.
Larry Curly Moe
2.5 g/ml 4.0 g/ml 4.0 g/ml
2.7 g/ml 2.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.1 g/ml 1.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.3 g/ml 5.0 g/ml 4.2 g/ml
1.Who is the most precise?Moe, he has the lowest range (0.2).
2. Who is the most accurate?Curly, his average is closest to 3.0 (the accepted value).
3. What is the percentage error (experimental error) of Larry’s reported density measurement?
Percentage Error
Percent error = your value - accepted value
accepted value 100%
Larry Curly Moe
2.5 g/ml 4.0 g/ml 4.0 g/ml
2.7 g/ml 2.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.1 g/ml 1.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.3 g/ml 5.0 g/ml 4.2 g/ml
Percentage Error
Percent error = your value - accepted value
accepted value 100%
Larry Curly Moe
2.5 g/ml 4.0 g/ml 4.0 g/ml
2.7 g/ml 2.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.1 g/ml 1.0 g/ml 4.1 g/ml
3.3 g/ml 5.0 g/ml 4.2 g/ml
Homework
• Worksheet Chapter 2 - 2
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