Sig Figs

[Jasmine_Bagnas_1D]

For the upcoming quiz, should we round sig figs after each calculation or wait until the final answer to round?

[Lauren Trent 2A]

Usually it's best to wait to determine sig figs until you reach the final answer, as if you round during the process you may end up with a final answer that is not as accurate as it could have been due to the rounding error.

[Navi Sidhu 1F]

Prof Lavelle typically requires us to round at the end of a calculation.

[shreya_mantri_3I]

How many decimal places do we have to round off the sig figs to again?

[Ashley Shirriff 2F]

It depends on the data given in the question. For example, when multiplying and dividing, your answer will have the same number of sig figs as the number given in the problem with the least number of significant figures.

[christy_zambrano_2E]

I also heard that we do NOT consider temperature when applying sig figs. Is this true? For example, say all the given units are in 4 sig figs and temperature is in 3, does our end calculation have three or four sig figs?