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Computer Accuracy
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | White, Jeff Lippis, Matt Axelrad, Penny Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Students understand the difference between accuracy, precision, and error. They recognize basic trigonometric functions and analyze functional relationships. Accuracy of measurement in navigation depends very much on the situation. If a sailor's target is an island 200 km wide, sailing off center by 10 or 20 km is not a major problem. But, if the island were only 1 km wide, it would be missed if off just the smallest bit. Many of the measurements made while navigating involve angles, and a small error in the angle can translate to a much larger error in position when traveling long distances. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Calculation Navigation Approximation Precision Trigonometry |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Geometry Structure of the Earth |
