SPH4UI Lecture 1 Notes - The Burns Home Page
SPH4UI Lecture 1 Notes - The Burns Home Page
SPH4UI Lecture 1 Notes - The Burns Home Page
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Units...<br />
• SI (Système International) Units:<br />
• mks: L = meters (m), M = kilograms (kg), T = seconds (s)<br />
• cgs: L = centimeters (cm), M = grams (gm), T = seconds (s)<br />
• British Units:<br />
• Inches, feet, miles, pounds, slugs...<br />
• We will use mostly SI units, but you may run across some<br />
problems using British units. You should know where to look to<br />
convert back & forth.<br />
Ever heard of Google<br />
Converting between different<br />
systems of units<br />
• Useful Conversion factors:<br />
• 1 inch = 2.54 cm<br />
• 1 m = 3.28 ft<br />
• 1 mile = 5280 ft<br />
• 1 mile = 1.61 km<br />
• Example: convert miles per hour to meters per second:<br />
mi mi ft 1 m 1 hr m<br />
1 1 5280 0.447<br />
hr hr mi 3.28 ft 3600 s s<br />
<strong>Page</strong> 2
Change language