These classes will take three (3) sessions to complete. It will deal with the following:-
1.	Class 1 - Physical Quantities & Units
2.	Class 2 & 3 - Precision, Accuracy & Significance
3.	Class 3 & 4 - Acquiring Experimental Skills

1.	Physical Quantities & Units

a.	explain what is meant by a ‘quantity’ in physics
b.	state the five fundamental quantities recognised and used in physics
c.	explain the need for units when dealing with physical quantities
d.	state how the base units used in this course are defined
e.	explain what is meant by derived quantities and obtain their units in terms of base units
f.	recall and use the symbols for base units and derived units
g.	use multiples and sub-multiples of units
h.	do calculations using these multiple and sub-multiple units
i.	put any number into standard form

2.	Precision, Accuracy & Significance

a.	distinguish between precision and accuracy
b.	state what is meant by precision and by the degree of precision of a measuring instrument
c.	state what is meant by the uncertainty or error of a reading
d.	explain how to determine the degree of precision of measuring instruments commonly found in the laboratory, both analogue and digital
e.	understand what is meant by the term ‘significant figures’
f.	determine the degree of significance of a recorded reading
g.	express the result of an experiment with the correct degree of significance and the result of a numerical problem to a justifiable number of significant figures
h.	explain what is meant by a mean and apply this concept

3.	Acquiring Experimental Skills

a.	understand the nature of parallax errors and systematic errors, and how to reduce their effects
b.	understand the nature of the skills you will develop by doing practical work
c.	plan, design, carry out, record readings and compile reports on practical activities
d.	understand the skills associated with:
I.	observation, recording and reporting (O/R/R)
II.	measurement and manipulation (M/M)
III.	planning and designing (P/D)
IV.	analysis and interpretation (A/I)