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Chapter 2: Measurement

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http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0876863.html
This page contains lists of all basic forms of measure along with conversion rates between them.

2.1 Metric Measurements

http://www.mathsisfun.com/measure/metric-system.html
This site contains the basic metric measurements with real-life examples of things of each size.

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769580.html
This article lists metric measurements with helpful hints to remembering the order of them.

2.2 Rates and Unit Analysis

http://oakroadsystems.com/math/convert.htm
This site shows how to convert units of measurement and shares examples.

2.3 Scale Drawings

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/math-topic.cfm?TopicCode=scale
This page contains a brief summary of scale drawings and how to calculate the ratio and contains practice examples and a teaching exercise.

2.4 Perimeter and Area of Polygons and Circles

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/math-topic.cfm?TopicCode=farea
This site contains lessons on the area of polygons and circles with practice examples.

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infocentral/geometry/Perimeter.html
This article contains a list of how to find the perimeter of circles and many polygons.

2.5 Surface Area and Volume

http://math.about.com/od/formulas/ss/surfaceareavol.htm
This site contains formulas for surface area and volume of cylinders, cones, pyramids, spheres, and prisms.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/geometry/area.html
This site contains real life examples of surface area and volume of rectangles and cylinders along with explanations of how to find them.

2.6 Precision and Accuracy

http://www.mathsisfun.com/accuracy-precision.html
This page explains precision and accuracy and has diagrams to show the differences between them.

http://www.carlton.srsd119.ca/chemical/Sigfigs/accuracy_and_precision.htm
This article defines precision and accuracy and explains how they would change measurements.

2.7 Error Analysis

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:cBvxln-xdicJ:elsmar.com/pdf_files/Measurement_Error_Analysis.doc+error+analysis+in+meaurement&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
This page explains measurement error analysis while defining terms associated with error analysis.