Dimensional Analysis

(17.0) Introduction / Equations

• Introduction to Dimensional Analysis

• Equations & units | conversion factors 

(17.1) Unit Measures

• Physical Quantities and their Units & Equations | copy

• Calculators

• Video: SI System [33:24] 

• Slides: SI System, Dimensional Analysis; Scientific Notation 

(17.2) Fundamental Quantities

• Fundamental & Derived Units 

• Different units for same quantity

(17.3) SI and Non-SI Units

• SI Units | copy

(17.4) CGS and MKS Units

• • MKS Units | copy

(17.5) Discovering Physical Laws Using Dimensional Analysis

• Video:  Discovering Physical Laws Using Dimensional Analysis  [13:21]

• Worksheet: Discovering physical laws by dimensional analysis  | copy

• Slides: Discovering Relationships

(17.6) Simplifying Calculations with Dimensional Analysis

• Single line method | copy

• Video: Straight Line Approach in Dimensional Analysis (removing fractions over fractions) [6:52]

• Video: Scientific Notation  [9:29]

• Video: Scientific Notation - Estimating Values [13:53]

• Video: Doing math with a slide rule  [6:11]

(17.7) Solving Problems with Dimensional Analysis

• Video:  Example of Dimensional Analysis - Space Science  (12:33)

• Video:  Example of Dimensional Analysis - Chemistry  (16:42)

• Worksheet:  Dimensional Analysis Problems | copy

• Video - Examples of problems solving - Physics

• Slides: Dimensional Analysis