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PHYS 159 Propagation of Uncertainties Quick Guide: addition + δ q δ + δ

This document provides a quick guide for propagating uncertainties through mathematical operations. It lists the common operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, quadratic, and general functions. For each operation, it gives the formula for calculating the uncertainty in the dependent variable based on the uncertainties in the independent variables.

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PHYS 159 Propagation of Uncertainties Quick Guide: addition + δ q δ + δ

This document provides a quick guide for propagating uncertainties through mathematical operations. It lists the common operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, quadratic, and general functions. For each operation, it gives the formula for calculating the uncertainty in the dependent variable based on the uncertainties in the independent variables.

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PHYS 159 Propagation of Uncertainties Quick Guide

q
addition y = x1 + x2 δy = δx12 + δx22
q
subtraction y = x1 − x2 δy = δx12 + δx22
r 2  2
δy δx1 δx2
multiplication y = x1 · x2 y = x1 + x2

r 2  2
x1 δy δx1 δx2
division y= x2 y = x1 + x2

quadratic y = x12 δy = 2x1 · δx1

...
q
∂y 2 2 ∂y 2 2 ∂y 2 2
general y = y(x1 , x2 , ..., xn ) δy = ∂x1 δx1 + ∂x2 δx2 + ... + ∂xn δxn

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