Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering
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Author: Saeed Moaveni
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Explain the SI and U.S. customary units of energy.
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Almost every country in the world uses SI Units (metric system) except for the United States. Changing over to SI Units has been discussed many times over the years, but we have never tried to actually do it. Do you think we should start using SI Units in America? Explain your reasoning.
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You have been asked to provide a well written document that explains the concept of SI. To achieve
this, the following requirements are needed:
A. What is the appropriate prefix and its abbreviation for each of the following multipliers given
in Table 1 below?
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1000
10-12
0.000001
1000000
B. What are the prefixes and why use them in engineering field?
Represent each of the following quantities with combinations of units in the correct SI form,
using an appropriate prefix: (a) GN. um (b) kg / um (c) N/ ks? (d) kN / us
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Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering
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