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Worked Examples from Introductory Physics (Algebra Based)Vol. I: Basic MechanicsDavid Murdock, TTUOctober 3, 20122ContentsPrefacei1 Mathematical The Important Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurement and Units in Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. The Metric System; Converting Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Math: You Had This In High School. Oh, Yes You Did. . . . . .. . . Math: Trigonometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vectors and Vector Addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Components of Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worked Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurement and Units.

In physics we generally use the “metric system”, or more precisely, the SI or MKS system, so called because it is based on the meter, the second and the kilogram. The meter is related to basic length unit of the “English” system —the inch— by the exact relations: 1cm = 10−2 m and 1in = 2.54cm From this we can get:

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