Units and Measurements

Topics in this chapter

• Introduction

  • Introduction

• The International System of Units

  • Introduction

• Significant Figures

  • Introduction
  • Rules for Arithmetic Operations with Significant Figures
  • Rounding off the Uncertain Digits
  • Rules for Determining the Uncertainty in the Results of Arithmetic Calculations

• Dimensions of Physical Quantities

  • Introduction

• Dimensional Formulae and Dimensional Equations

  • Introduction

• Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications

  • Introduction
  • Checking the Dimensional Consistency of Equations
  • Deducing Relation among the Physical Quantities