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    G12 Unit and Measurements

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    This document discusses various topics in physics including classical physics, modern physics, nuclear physics, atomic physics, geophysics, biophysics, mechanics, acoustics, optics, and thermodynamics. It also discusses the contributions of physics to society through measurements, experiments, hypotheses, and physical quantities. The document then focuses on units of measurement in the metric system/International System of Units (SI) including common prefixes. It covers rounding off numbers, significant figures, scientific notation, and converting between different units. Finally, it provides some example practice problems for converting between units.

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    G12 Unit and Measurements

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    This document discusses various topics in physics including classical physics, modern physics, nuclear physics, atomic physics, geophysics, biophysics, mechanics, acoustics, optics, and thermodynamics. It also discusses the contributions of physics to society through measurements, experiments, hypotheses, and physical quantities. The document then focuses on units of measurement in the metric system/International System of Units (SI) including common prefixes. It covers rounding off numbers, significant figures, scientific notation, and converting between different units. Finally, it provides some example practice problems for converting between units.

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    This document discusses various topics in physics including classical physics, modern physics, nuclear physics, atomic physics, geophysics, biophysics, mechanics, acoustics, optics, and thermodynamics. It also discusses the contributions of physics to society through measurements, experiments, hypotheses, and physical quantities. The document then focuses on units of measurement in the metric system/International System of Units (SI) including common prefixes. It covers rounding off numbers, significant figures, scientific notation, and converting between different units. Finally, it provides some example practice problems for converting between units.

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    G12 Unit and Measurements

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    This document discusses various topics in physics including classical physics, modern physics, nuclear physics, atomic physics, geophysics, biophysics, mechanics, acoustics, optics, and thermodynamics. It also discusses the contributions of physics to society through measurements, experiments, hypotheses, and physical quantities. The document then focuses on units of measurement in the metric system/International System of Units (SI) including common prefixes. It covers rounding off numbers, significant figures, scientific notation, and converting between different units. Finally, it provides some example practice problems for converting between units.

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    PHYSICS

    Classical physics
    Modern physics
    Nuclear physics
    Atomic physics
    Geophysics
    Biophysics
    Mechanics
    Acoustics
    Optics
    Thermodynamics
    Astrophysics
    What are the
    contributions of
    physics to the society?
    measurements perform
    experiments

    numbers
    hypotheses
    Physical Quantities

    Units

    “metric system”
    “International System” or SI
    experimental
    science units (abbreviation for its French term, Système
    International).
    centi c 10-2
    PREFIX SYMBOL FACTOR
    deci d 10-1
    atto a 10-18 deka da 101
    femto f 10-15 hecto h 102
    kilo k 103
    pico p 10-12
    mega M 106
    nano n 10-9
    giga G 109
    micro μ 10-6 tera T 1012
    milli m 10-3 peta P 1015
    exa E 1018
    SI and British measurements
    reference to estimating a measurement

    Why one needs to round off numbers?

    simplifying a report of a measurement


    Rounding off Numbers
    Rules of rounding off numbers:
    • a. Know which last digit to keep
    • b. This last digit remains the same if the next digit is less than 5.
    • c. Increase this last digit if the next digit is 5 or more.
    Scientific Notation
    • powers-of –10 notation

    The distance from the earth to the moon is about


    384,000,000 m,
    but writing the number in this form doesn't indicate the number
    of significant figures
    Significant Figures
    1. Non-zero numbers are ALWAYS significant
    2. “In between” zeroes are ALWAYS significant
    3. Leading zeroes are NEVER significant
    4. Trailing zeros are SOMETIMES significant
    Significant Figures
    Conversion of units
    Practice Problem
    A snail moves 1cm every 20 seconds. What is this in in/s?
    Practice Problem
    The official world land speed record is 122.0 km/h. Set on
    October 15, 1997, by Andy Green in the jet engine car Thrust
    SSC. Express this speed in meters per second.
    Practice Problem
    The world's largest cut diamond is the First Star of Africa
    (mounted in the British Royal Scepter and in the Tower of
    London). Its volume is 1.84 cubic inches. What is its volume in
    cubic centimeters? In cubic meters?
    Practice Problem
    How many inches are there in 3.00 meters?
    How much time would it take for light to travel 10,000 feet?
    How many inches would light travel in 10 fs?
    How many newtons of force do you need to lift a 34 pound bag?

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