published by
the Department of Physics, University of Guelph
This resource is a comprehensive self-paced student tutorial on the topic of dimensional analysis. It is organized into seven sections, each containing a quiz (answers included). The tutorial initiates with an introduction to physical quantities and SI units, then progresses into dimensional analysis and its use to determine if an equation is dimensionally correct. A full post-test is included to gauge student understanding of the topic.
This is part of series of tutorials on physics and mathematics used in physics classes.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7742">Department of Physics, University of Guelph. Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis. Guelph: Department of Physics, University of Guelph, March 29, 2006.</a>
Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis (Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, 2006), <http://www3.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/>.
Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis. (2006, March 29). Retrieved February 7, 2025, from Department of Physics, University of Guelph: http://www3.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/
Department of Physics, University of Guelph. Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis. Guelph: Department of Physics, University of Guelph, March 29, 2006. http://www3.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/ (accessed 7 February 2025).
Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis. Guelph: Department of Physics, University of Guelph, 2006. 29 Mar. 2006. 7 Feb. 2025 <http://www3.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/>.
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