Is my physics course following acceptable standards?

[madah12]

Hi I am enrolled in first year physics we use Halliday and Resnick Fundamentals of physics and in uncertainty we haven't learned something called Gaussian error propagation. for errors in measures which people I know from other universities did. Is that ok or does my course have problems covering something important?

 

[Doc Al]

I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[madah12]

So is this Gaussian error propagation something optional because they do the uncertainties in different ways which I didn't understand.

 

[Doc Al]

So is this Gaussian error propagation something optional because they do the uncertainties in different ways which I didn't understand.

I wouldn't worry about it. You can always teach yourself various error propagation methods, as needed. Concentrate on learning the physics.

 

[Acut]

Agree with Doc Al.