PhysicsCode 9702
SI units
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- recall each of these SI base quantities and its unit: mass (kg), length (m), time (s), current (A), temperature (K)
- express a derived unit as a product or quotient of SI base units, and use derived units where appropriate for the quantities covered in this course
- apply SI base units to verify that physical equations are homogeneous
- recall the prefixes pico (p), nano (n), micro (μ), milli (m), centi (c), deci (d), kilo (k), mega (M), giga (G) and tera (T), with their symbols, and use them to show decimal multiples or submultiples of base units and of derived units