Appendices: Instructional Handouts
a component of the Mathematics For Measurement (MFM) thesis

The materials shown in these appendices, written by the thesis author, were used as student handouts for portions of the pioneer sections of the Mathematics For Measurement course. The design intentions, primary instructional messages, and retrospective critiques for each handout are discussed in the corresponding parts of the body of the thesis.

• Appendix A-1: Exact and Approximate Numbers

• Appendix A-2: Rounding

• Appendix A-3: Scientific & Engineering Notation; Units

• Appendix A-4: Measurement Accuracy

• Appendix B-1: Right Triangles

• Appendix B-2: Angle Size

• Appendix B-3: Relationships Between Sides

• Appendix B-4: Area and Proof

• Appendix C-1: Measurement Calibration

• Appendix C-2: Random Measurement Errors

• Appendix C-3: Error Propagation

• Appendix C-4: Graphs & Error Sensitivity