Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Day 3 Actvity 3 1/12/11 Dimensional Analysis/Metric System

1.List the common units for mass, volume, and length in the metric system.

2.List the common prefixes for "big" metric items and "small" metric items.

3.Convert 12 inches into 1 m.

4.Convert 30 mpg to km/l.

Dimensional Analysis notes:
-Unit Cancelation
1. Begin with the Known
2. Think about what you want
3. Set up the equation.
4. Solve





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  1. ShelbyJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    1. Mass-gram (g) Volume-liter (l) Length-meter (m)

    2. Big exa, peta, giga, mega. Small deci, centi, milli

    3. .304 meters

    4. 12.74 km/l

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  2. ShelbyJanuary 14, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Sources:

    1. http://www.mathleague.com/help/metric/metric.htm

    2. http://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/lessons/cub_measurement/cub_measurement_lesson01_tedl_table1.jpg

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