descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Other literature type 01 Jan 2015 English Publisher:Springer International Publishing

Authors: Anders Malthe-Sørenssen;

doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19587-2_3 , 10.1007/978-3-319-19596-4_3

Units and Measurement

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This chapter provides an introduction to units, measurements and uncertainties, with an integrated approach to how we represent numbers on computers in physics. The standardized (SI) units are introduced. Scientific representation and the significant digits are introduced. Transformation between various units, such as between hours and seconds or meters and feet are discussed with examples. Numerical representation of numbers on a computer, including integers and float-point numbers, and an introduction to numerical errors.

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