Dimensional Analysis (animation) by algebrafree.com, algebra help

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKZ-8D5oTQ&feature=related

 

Pre-listening

 

1)      What is the Dimensional analysis and why is it useful?

2)      What kinds of measurement units do you know?

3)      Are the measurement units the same everywhere?

 

 

Listen to and watch the video and answer questions.

 

1)      What are conversion tables? ………………………………………………..

2)      What is the difference between customary and metric system? ………………………………………………………………………………

3)      Which types of units are mentioned in the video? .............................................................................................................

4)      What method is used in the Dimensional analysis? ………………………………………………………………………………

5)      List four steps of the procedure of the Dimensional analysis

a)      …………………………………………………………………………..

b)      ………………………………………………………………………….

c)      …………………………………………………………………………..

d)      …………………………………………………………………………..

 

6)      What are compound units? …………………………………………………………………………………..

7)      What is the length of 1 inch? …………………………………………………..

8)      What does converting between customary and metric units require? ………………………………………………………………………………….

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensional Analysis (animation) by algebrafree.com, algebra help

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKZ-8D5oTQ&feature=related

 

Pre-listening

 

4)      What is Dimensional analysis and why is it useful?

5)      What kinds of measurement units do you know?

6)      Are the measurement units the same everywhere?

 

 

Listen to and watch the video and answer questions.

 

9)      What are conversion tables? ………used to solve conversion problems

10)  What is the difference between customary and metric system? ………………customary is older………………

11)  Which types of units are mentioned in the video? .............................length, weight, capacity ......................................

12)  What method is used in Dimensional analysis? ………………………ratios…………………………………

13)  List four steps of the procedure of Dimensional analysis

a)      ………………ratio over given unit over 1…………..

b)      ………………multiply by another ratio with a given unit in the denominator…………………….

c)      ……………use conversion table place 1 with the larger unit and conversion factor with the smaller unit………..

d)      ………………Cancel the name of the given unit. Multiply and divide to get the answer…..

 

14)  What are compound units? ………………………have more than 1 unit……………………..

15)  What is the length of 1 inch? ……………2.54 cm……………………..

16)  What does converting between customary and metric units require? ……………………………conversion between two systems