Physics A-Level
Experimental design and evaluation
What Experimental design and evaluation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Experimental design and evaluation
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Identifying and controlling sources of error such as parallax, delay in manual timing and air resistance, then comparing the experimental value of g with the accepted value and suggesting improvements.
Topics that use Experimental design and evaluation
- Motion along a straight line (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Area under a graph
- Area under a graph as a product
- Displacement
- Free fall and uniform acceleration
- Gradient
- Gradient as a rate of change
- Sign and direction in motion graphs
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