Week #2: Units & Conversions, Significant Digits

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This week we will continue our brief discussion from last week, focusing on units and dimensional analysis.

Homework assignments throughout the course will be placed in Blackboard.

This link was posted in Week #1. If you haven't had a chance to view it, please do so this week. Dimensional Analysis, Unit Conversion

Identifying the Number of Significant Digits and a Flashcard Quiz on Significant Digits.

Online Conversion of "just about anything to anything". OnlineConversion.com.

And Here's Another Online Conversion.

Last week we worked through this tutorial Comparing Hydraulics and Pneumatics. If you have not had a chance to look at it, please do so this week.



Here is a list of common conversions we'll need for various problems throughout this course. A printed copy of these files will be available when you come into the lab. These are also available in Week #1 of the Content area in Blackboard.

ListofSymbols_ConversionFactors_v20.1.pdf

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Significant Digits Handout_v20.1.pdf

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Scientific & Engineering Notation.pdf

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