| Quantity | Value | |----------|-------| | Speed of light (c) | ( 3.00 \times 10^8 , m/s ) | | Electron charge (e) | ( 1.602 \times 10^-19 , C ) | | Boltzmann’s constant (k_B) | ( 1.381 \times 10^-23 , J/K ) | | 1 inch | 25.4 mm | | 1 HP | 745.7 W | | 1 kWh | ( 3.6 \times 10^6 , J ) | | 0°C | 273.15 K |
| Pitfall | Manifestation | Mitigation | |---------|---------------|-------------| | Confirmation bias | Seeking only supporting evidence | Assign a “devil’s advocate” | | Overfitting (models) | Excellent training, poor test performance | Use cross-validation, simplify | | Scope creep | Uncontrolled project expansion | Formal change control board | | Misinterpreting correlation | Assuming causation | Run A/B test or controlled experiment | | Unit errors | Forgetting metric/imperial, kHz vs MHz | Always include units in every calculation step | r k best