Volume, capacity and practical measurement

What this note covers

1. Volume and capacity: related but not identical
2. Prisms and cylinders: the uniform cross-section rule
3. Pyramids, cones and spheres
4. Compound objects: adding and subtracting solids
5. Flow, filling and consumption problems
6. Measurement error and tolerance limits
7. Accuracy, precision and percentage error

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes