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Objectives
Know the difference between units and
dimensions
Understand the SI, USCS, and AES
systems of units
Know the SI prefixes from nano- to
gigaUnderstand and apply the concept of
dimensional homogeneity
Dimensions
Dimension
Symbol
Length
[L]
Mass
[M]
time
[T]
force
[F]
electric current
[A]
absolute temperature
[q]
luminous intensity
[/]
Base Units
Fundamental Dimension
Base Unit
time
second (s)
electric current
ampere (A)
absolute temperature
kelvin (K)
luminous intensity
candela (cd)
amount of substance
mole (mol)
length [L]
mass [M]
time [T]
electric current [A]
absolute temperature [q]
luminous intensity [l]
amount of substance [n]
Base Unit
meter (m)
kilogram (kg)
second (s)
ampere (A)
kelvin (K)
candela (cd)
mole (mol)
SI Prefixes
Decimal
Multiplier
Symbol
nano
10-9
micro
10-6
milli
10-3
centi
10-2
deci
10-1
deka
10+1
da
hecto
10+2
kilo
10+3
mega
10+6
giga
10+9
Prefix
Supplementary SI
Dimensions
Supplementary Dimension
Base Unit
plane angle
radian (rad)
solid angle
steradian (sr)
SI System of Units
Force = (mass) (acceleration)
F=ma
W=mg
kg m
2
s
= Newton
=N
SI System of Units:
Work/Energy
Work/ Energy = Force X Distance
= N.m
kg.m
2
s
= Joule
=J
N m
Joule J
s
s
s
2
kg m
3
s
= Watt
=W
N
kg m / s
2
2
m
m
kg
2
ms
= Pascal
= Pa
Base Unit
length [L]
foot (ft)
force [F]
pound (lb)
time [T]
second (sec)
Derived Dimension
Unit
mass [FT2/L]
slug
Definition
lbf sec2/ft
USCS: Force =
(mass)*(acceleration)
1 lb f 1 slug ft/sec 2
F = ma
W = mg
American Engineering
System of Units (AES)
Fundamental Dimension
Base Unit
length
foot (ft)
mass
pound (lbm)
force
pound (lbf)
time
second (sec)
coulomb (C)
absolute temperature
luminous intensity
candela (cd)
amount of substance
mole (mol)
Consistency of Units
Principle of consistency of units:
ma
F
gc
g c 32.174
lbm ft
lb f sec 2
Units
What do students in ENGR 111 need to
know about these system of Units?
See Units.doc
Thought Item
Concerning the previous slide, which of
the following is true?
a. There are exactly 0.3048 m/ft.
b. There are exactly 0.3048 ft/m.
c. Neither a not b.
Reality Check...
Are units really
important?
Is checking your
work and your
teams work
really important?
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Mars Lander (NASA)