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This website offers a tutorial on dimensional analysis. The tutorial includes an introduction to dimensional analysis, example problems, and a series of self-paced questions. The user can gain a better understanding of how to use units to help verify answers and equations.
This is part of series of tutorials on physics and mathematics used in physics classes.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Measurement and the Language of Physics
Unit Title: Dimensional Analysis Dimensions of a quantity refer to the combination of units or base quantities that make it up. Most physical quantities can be expressed in terms of five basic dimensions and their combinations: mass, length, time, electrical current, and temperature. Often, students have difficulty understanding why dimensions are different than units. This tutorial contains basic information, 3 short quizzes and one longer post-test. Your students can move at their own pace or work in cooperative groups. **NOTE: This activity can be done without computers, as all components are printable. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/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>
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Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis. (2006, March 29). Retrieved December 2, 2024, from Department of Physics, University of Guelph: http://www3.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/
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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 2 December 2024).
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Guelph Physics Tutorials: Dimensional Analysis. Guelph: Department of Physics, University of Guelph, 2006. 29 Mar. 2006. 2 Dec. 2024 <http://www3.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/dimanaly/>.
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Month = {March 29, 2006},
Year = {2006}
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