Basics
Scientific Notation
Scientific Notation
(Powers of 10)
| 10 = |
10 1 |
| 100= |
10 10 = 10 2 |
| 1000 = |
10 10 10 = 10 3 |
1/10 = 10 -1
1/10 2 = 1/100 = 10 -2
| 1 kilo meter |
= 10 3 m |
| 1 milli meter |
= 10 -3 m |
| 1 centi meter |
= 10 -2 m |
Fundamental Quantities
Fundamental Quantities
| length |
measurement of space direction |
| mass |
amount of matter |
| time |
continuous forward flowing of events |
| electric charge |
property of matter |
Fundamental Units
Fundamental Units
| length |
* | meter | [m] |
| time |
* | second | [s] |
|---|---|---|---|
| mass |
* | kilogram | [kg] |
| electric current |
* | Ampere | [A] |
| temperature |
* | Kelvin | [K] |
| intensity of light |
* | Candela | [cd] |
We use the
SI UNITS
( Systeme Internationale d'Unite) ALLother units can be derived from these units.
For solving problems:
Some Help: Train Track Methods for Unit Converstions
Aug 27 14:27:03 EDT 2020