The Ultimate Change

This past week, my chemistry class has been going over significant figures. Through all the stress, I was finally able to understand the importance of it.  So why are significant figures so important?

 

Well for one, significant figures help to get a better accuracy in measurements . For example, one can be trying to install tile into a house. Say that the dimensions of the room are 10ft x 4ft or are they  really 10.35ft x 4.81ft. By saying the dimensions with more accuracy, this can help the person  figure out how much tile will be needed for the room. If one did not now the other .35ft x .81ft, then how will one know how much tile needs to be cut in order to place closer to the wall.  Another example is that significant figures can change a theory  and make a discovery just like in the blog called Neutrino Physics. Yes, knowing significant figures can help one save money on buying tile, but making a discovery by using significant figures is really impressive!