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01 Lecture Outline
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PowerPoint® Lectures for
University Physics, Thirteenth Edition
– Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education Inc – Modified 1/14 by Scott Hildereth, Chabot College.
Goals for Lecture 1
• To learn three fundamental quantities of physics.
Mass m kilogram kg
Time t second s
Temperature T Kelvin K
Electric I ampere A
current
1.3 Unit Conversions
• Example 1.1 Express the speed limit of 763.0
miles/hour in meters/second.
x vt1
2
2
L 2
L T LT
T
No
1.5 Measurement & Uncertainty