CHM 100: Board notes for 8/18/10

Here are today’s CHM 100 notes.  These notes discuss metric base and derived units.

[CHM 100: 8/18/2010 notes]

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Also, if you’re in CHM 100 and haven’t been able to get the textbook yet, these notes (from CHM 110) may help you out with material from the first two chapters.  (At the very beginning of the courses, CHM 100 and CHM 110 are similar.)

Science, the scientific method, and measurements

  1. Pack 1 : Science and the scientific method – the scientific method and related terms.
  2. Pack 2 : Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures – concepts related to data-handling in the sciences.
  3. Pack 3 : Units and Dimensional Analysis – metric (SI) units, base and derived. Using the method of dimensional analysis for unit conversions.
  4. Pack 4 : Problem solving strategy – A problem solving strategy to help you solve dimensional analysis problems.