Physical Quantities and Units
Physics · JC 1 · Measurement and Kinematics · 1.º Período

Physical Quantities and Units

Introduction to base SI units, prefixes, and the estimation of physical quantities. Students will also learn to distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and perform vector addition.

MOE Syllabus Outcomes8866 1.a (recall base quantities and their units)8866 1.c (express derived units as products or quotients of base units)

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Introduction to base SI units, prefixes, and the estimation of physical quantities. Students will also learn to distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and perform vector addition.

Key Questions

  1. What are the base SI units used in physics?
  2. How do we estimate the order of magnitude of physical quantities?
  3. How are vectors resolved and added in two dimensions?

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