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Mathematics & logic · Physics · MeasurementRatios and rates

Distinguish part-to-part ratios, fractions of a whole and rates with units. Scale quantities together, compare unit rates, and explain when a relationship is proportional. Check zero cases, starting amounts and whether a result fits its context.

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Mathematics & logic · Physics · MeasurementQuantities and units

Describe a quantity as a numerical value with a unit, and distinguish its physical kind from its dimension. Build length, area, volume and rate units, check meaningful combinations, and separate exact unit relations from measurement uncertainty.

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Mathematics & logic · Physics · MeasurementUnit conversions

Convert quantities with exact unit ratios, track cancellation through compound units, and apply the correct powers to area and volume. Distinguish temperature readings from differences, check dimensions and context, and retain measurement uncertainty when reporting.

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Mathematics & logic · Physics · MeasurementEstimation and uncertainty

Distinguish exact model values, rounded approximations and estimates from measurements. Declare the rounding rule, preserve information through calculations and unit changes, and interpret resolution, precision, accuracy and the stated uncertainty type without turning a report’s digits into guaranteed bounds.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsCoordinates and tables

Locate a point from an ordered pair, read named axes and their scales, and connect the same values in words, tables and plots. Keep signs, fractions and units exact, distinguish an axis point from a quadrant point, and separate selected observations from a stated rule and its domain before drawing connections.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsSlope and straight lines

Read a straight line as a stated relationship, calculate its slope from consistent signed coordinate changes, and interpret its intersections with the axes. Keep horizontal, vertical and coincident-point cases distinct, attach units and domain conditions to context models, and use numerical scales rather than appearance alone to judge a line’s change.

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Mathematics & logic · Physics · MeasurementReading graphs

Read a graph’s quantities, units, ticks and context before judging its visual impression. Calculate differences, reference-based percentages and interval rates from the represented values; distinguish legitimate zoom from distorted spacing; and keep samples, interpolation, missing information, uncertainty and causal explanations separate.

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Physics · MeasurementObservables and measurement

Choose the physical quantity you want to investigate, specify the point, event or location involved, and explain how a reading relates to that quantity.

Method
PhysicsSystems and boundaries

Choose what belongs to an investigation, describe its condition at a stated time, and identify interactions with what lies outside its boundary.

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PhysicsModels and assumptions

Choose what a model represents, make its simplifications explicit, and check whether its predictions answer the physical question you actually asked.

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PhysicsHypotheses, laws and theories

Identify what a scientific statement does, examine its evidence and conditions, and avoid treating its name as a score for certainty.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsApproximations

Build a useful estimate, compare a correction with a stated reference scale, and check what is lost when you leave out a term.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsSymmetry and invariance

Specify a transformation, identify what stays unchanged, and distinguish symmetry of an object from invariance of a physical model.

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PhysicsConservation laws

Use a defined system and a named quantity to track transfers, distinguish changing parts from conserved totals, and check the conditions of energy and momentum balances.

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PhysicsEmergence and levels of description

Choose a descriptive level, connect collective quantities with component behavior, and check when a simpler physical description answers a specified question.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsVectors

Describe displacement with fixed-axis components, combine compatible vectors, and use small exact examples to introduce span, independence, basis and real vector spaces.

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Physics · Information · MeasurementScientific records

Build an inspectable physics record, test and revise a bounded cart model, preserve processing history, and plan findable data with appropriate sharing conditions.

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PhysicsPosition, velocity and acceleration

Describe a point's motion on a chosen straight axis, then connect signed changes, instantaneous rates and one exact set of position, velocity and acceleration graphs.

Definition
PhysicsNewton’s laws and forces

Choose one body, identify the forces acting on it, and use their vector sum to distinguish acceleration, balanced motion and mutual interactions.

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PhysicsWork, energy and power

Connect force and displacement to changes in motion, follow a spring’s stored energy, and distinguish an energy transfer from its rate.

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Physics · MeasurementSpeed of light in vacuum

c denotes the speed of light in vacuum. Its numerical value is fixed exactly in SI units.

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Physics · MeasurementPlanck constant

h denotes the Planck constant. Its numerical value is fixed exactly in SI units.

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Physics · MeasurementCaesium-133 defining frequency

ΔνCs denotes the unperturbed ground-state hyperfine transition frequency of caesium-133. Its numerical value is fixed exactly in SI units.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsSine, cosine and the unit circle

Sine and cosine are unit-circle coordinates whose squared values sum to one.

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Mathematics & logic · Information · PhysicsLinear maps and matrix representation

A linear map preserves linear combinations and has a matrix once bases are chosen.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsDerivative at a point

A derivative is a finite limit of local difference quotients.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsDefinite integral and signed accumulation

A definite integral is the limiting signed accumulation of small contributions.

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Mathematics & logic · PhysicsFundamental theorem of calculus

Continuity connects differentiation with integration.

Mathematical statement
Measurement · Physics · Mathematics & logicDimensional consistency

Use dimensions to detect impossible quantity equations.

Method
Physics · Earth & cosmosNewtonian gravitation

An inverse-square force models attraction between point masses.

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DefinitionSource checked

Coordinates and tables

Mathematics & logicPhysics

Locate a point from an ordered pair, read named axes and their scales, and connect the same values in words, tables and plots. Keep signs, fractions and units exact, distinguish an axis point from a quadrant point, and separate selected observations from a stated rule and its domain before drawing connections.

Key knowledge

In a rectangular coordinate plane, the ordered pair (x,y) specifies a point's horizontal coordinate followed by its vertical coordinate. Each row of a table of paired values can specify such a point.

Conditions and scope

  • Choose the origin, axis directions and scale; label physical axes with their units.
  • Interchanging the coordinates generally changes the point.
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  1. OpenStax3 sources
    1. Prealgebra 2e · Use the Rectangular Coordinate SystemOpenStaxTextbook chapteropenstax.orgRead source
    2. Elementary Algebra 2e, 4.1: Rectangular coordinate systemOpenStaxTextbook chapteropenstax.orgRead source
    3. Elementary Algebra 2e, 4.2: Graph linear equations in two variablesOpenStaxTextbook chapteropenstax.orgRead source
  2. TIMES · Introduction to Coordinate GeometryAustralian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI)Teaching resourceamsi.org.auRead source
  3. Explanatory Notes to Junior Secondary Mathematics Curriculum (2020) · Learning Unit 26Education Bureau, Hong Kong · Curriculum Development InstituteReference guide · PDFedb.gov.hkRead source
  4. Ganita Manjari, Grade 9, Part I: §2.6: Visualising linear relationshipsNational Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), IndiaTextbook chapter · PDFncert.nic.inRead source
  5. SI Brochure, ninth edition, version 4.01 (2026)Bureau International des Poids et MesuresReference guide · PDFbipm.orgRead source

Evidence and review

Ordered-pair convention and table-to-point representation.

2026-10-10 · Compared OpenStax and NCERT coordinate/table examples.

Foundational review

2026-10-10 · Fresh primary-source inspection of the complete compact record, including every statement, equation, quantity and material condition, followed by independent AI editorial review. This check does not certify all linked lessons or every passage of every cited publication.

Sources from other places

Scope or convention differs

Ordered horizontal/vertical Cartesian coordinates.

Physical-axis units are an additional repository qualification.

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