Week #1: (1/21-24) Overview of Course, Numbers & Units

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Week #1: (1/21-24) Overview of Course, Numbers & Units

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We can perform an overview of the course and an introduction to hydraulic and pneumatic systems from the comparison tutorial below.
Comparing Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Now...a bit about numbers....


The links below are used to support the material covered in the first few weeks of class on numbers, units and conversions.

Scientific and Engineering Notation

Scientific Notation from MathIsFun.com . Check out the practice problems at the end.

Here's a handout on Scientific & Engineering Notation. A printed copy will be made available to you during class on 1/31.
Scientific & Engineering Notation.pdf
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Dimensional Analysis, Unity Fractions This is a very important topic for calculations. Several examples will be worked through in class during the first few weeks of the course.

YouTube Video on Scientific and Engineering Notation

Conversion of Units in the Metric System and and Measuring Length in the Metric System

Metric Conversion Website which shows math behind the numbers and other related information about the units being used. Next week we'll look at a few other conversion sites.

Machinists Measure of Thousandths & Millionths
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