In today's lesson (Wednesday, Sept 16, 2009), we learned about dimensional analysis and graphing. Dimensional analysis is the technique of converting between units. An example would be changing kilograms to milligrams:
120 kg x 1000g/1kg x 1000mg/1g = 120 000 000 mg = 1.2 x 10 to the power of 8
We learned that by doing an equation like this, it will help us cancel out units not needed in order to find the needed unit.
Here's a youtube video I found with lots of example on dimensional analysis:
We also learned about the basics of graphing:
1. Title
2. Labeled axis
3. Correct scaled axis
4. Data plotted correctly
5. Best-fit line
This is a perfect example of a graph done for votes in Iran:
That is all. Mr. Doktor is the best.
-- by Jael Lumba
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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So far the summaries are good. The examples Jael has provided are also nice additions. There are a couple things you should add though. First, it seems to me your missing a few posts (lab safety, dimensional analysis to name a few). Second, the assignment said you need to include multimedia. This could be things like pictures (do a google search) videos (check youtube) or external links (try any of the sites below):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.edinformatics.com/il/il_chem.htm
http://101science.com/chemJAVA.htm
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php?cat=Featured_Sims
Fortunately, you guys can edit and modify previous entries. I'll check your blog again on the weekend. Have fun!