GENERAL

PHYSICS 1
PHYSICS
Deals with the interaction of matter,
force and energy.
PHYSICS measurements

accurate precise

random
errors
systematic

absolute
uncertainties
relative

Standard
Least count Graphs
Deviation
PHYSICS measurements

accurate precise

random
errors
systematic

absolute
uncertainties
relative

Standard
Least count Graphs
Deviation
PHYSICS
CLASSICAL MODERN

• Mechanics • Special and General

• Heat and Relativity
thermodynamics • Nuclear Physics
• Optics • Quantum Mechanics
• Electricity and • Particle Physics
magnetism • Other Discoveries
• Wave motion and from 1900 onward
sound
THE PHYSICS
OF POINT
PARTICLES
MEASUREMENT
 Measurement is the art of
comparing unknown values to a
standard, or the accepted set of
values for a particular quantity.
Why do you need
to measure?
 Every aspect of our lives involves
measurement.
Telling time
Taking the proper dosage of medicine
Cooking
Determining the capacity of our flash drives and
memory cards
Driving
Purchasing clothes
SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT

A measurement is made up of number

and a unit.
For example, the length of a table is 2 meters long.

To have accurate measurements, you must make sure

that both the number and the unit are correct.
The English or British System comprises units
such as pounds (for force), yard (for length), and
ounce (for volume).
Meanwhile, the Metric System constitutes units
based on powers of 10, which makes it the preferred
system to be used in science.

For example, 1 kilometer (km) is equal to 103 meters

(m), and 1 milligram is equal to 10-3 grams (g).
In 1960, the units of the metric system were
streamlined by an international conference
held in France. The conference then
created the SI, which stands for Systeme
International d’ unites or International
System of Units. It is built upon a set of
seven metric units, which are called the
base units.
THE SI BASE UNITS
PHYSICAL QUANTITY UNIT NAME SYMBOL

mass kilogram kg

length meter m

time second s

amount of substance mole mol

temperature kelvin K

electric current ampere A

luminous intensity candela cd

A combination of two or more base units is
called derived unit. A common derived unit
is volume, which is the product of a regular
solid’s length, width and height
UNIT PREFIXES

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters added at

the beginning of the base word to change its
meaning. In measurement, a unit prefix or
metric prefix can be used to make a new unit
larger or smaller than the base unit.
SI PREFIXES
Power of Prefix Abbreviation Power of Prefix Abbreviation
Ten Ten
1024 yotta- Y 10-24 yocto- y

1021 zeta- Z 10-21 zepto- z

1018 exa- E 10-18 atto- a

1015 peta- P 10-15 femto- f

1012 tera- T 10-12 pico- p

109 giga- G 10-9 nano n

106 mega- M 10-6 micro µ

103 kilo- k 10-3 milli m

102 hecto- h 10-2 centi- c
101 deca- da 10-1 deci- d