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Ch01 - Zinke3e - Section 5 PDF
Ch01 - Zinke3e - Section 5 PDF
Presentations for
Physics for the
Life Sciences
Chapter 1
measurement
From model
KEY POINT
a ×10b
2 2
(𝑎) 1 𝑐𝑚 = 10−2 𝑚 OR 102 𝑐𝑚 = 1𝑚
3
10−2 𝑚 10−6 𝑚3
(b) 15 𝑐𝑚3 = 15 𝑐𝑚3 = 15 𝑐𝑚3
1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑐𝑚3
(a) s
(b) m
(c) m s−1
(d) s−1
T =cm l g x y z
C is a dimensionless coefficient.
z
L
[T ] = [ M ] [ L] 2 , that is,
x y
T
y+ z −2 z
[T ] = [ M ] [ L] x
[T ] .
x=0
y=
1 l
2
T =c
g
1
z=−
2
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