Section 1.3-1.4 Units and Dimensional Analysis
Section 1.3-1.4Units and Dimensional AnalysisBill ViningSUNY
College at OneontaWhat is ChemistryClassification of MatterIn this
section
Common unitsDimensional analysis: conversion factorsUsing
densityCommon Units
Metric System Prefixes
Converting between units: simple metricExpress 1.75 m in
cm.Express 5.8 ns in s.Converting between units: same typeExpress
458 s as minutes.Converting between units: dimensional analysisHow
many seconds are in a day?Converting between units: dimensional
analysisThe distance to the nearest star is about 4.24 light years.
Lighttravels 186000 miles per second. What is this distance, in
kilometers?
