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-====== Block 01 — Physical quantities and SI system ======+====== Block 01 — Physical Quantities and SI System ======
  
-===== Learning objectives =====+===== 1.0 Intro ===== 
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 +==== 1.0.1 Learning Objectives ====
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 After this 90-minute block, you can After this 90-minute block, you can
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-===== 90-minute plan =====+==== 1.0.2 90-minute plan ====
   - Warm-up (10 min):    - Warm-up (10 min): 
     - “What is the unit of conductivity? of energy?”      - “What is the unit of conductivity? of energy?” 
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   - Wrap-up (5 min): Summary table; common pitfalls checklist.   - Wrap-up (5 min): Summary table; common pitfalls checklist.
  
-===== Conceptual overview =====+==== 1.0.3 Conceptual overview ====
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   - Units are the grammar of engineering and physics.    - Units are the grammar of engineering and physics. 
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-===== Core content =====+===== 1.1 Core Content =====
  
-==== SI base quantities and units ====+==== 1.1.1 SI Base Quantities and Units ====
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 <tabcaption baseSI| SI base quantities (SI) > <tabcaption baseSI| SI base quantities (SI) >
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-==== Common derived quantities ====+==== 1.1.2 Common derived Quantities ====
  
   * Besides the basic quantities, there are also quantities derived from them, e.g. $[F] = [m]\cdot [a] \rightarrow 1~{\rm N} = 1 ~{\rm kg} \cdot {{1 ~{\rm m}}\over{1 ~{\rm s}^2}}$.   * Besides the basic quantities, there are also quantities derived from them, e.g. $[F] = [m]\cdot [a] \rightarrow 1~{\rm N} = 1 ~{\rm kg} \cdot {{1 ~{\rm m}}\over{1 ~{\rm s}^2}}$.
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 We will see, that a lot of electrical quantities are derived quantities. We will see, that a lot of electrical quantities are derived quantities.
  
-==== Prefixes ====+==== 1.1.3 Prefixes ====
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 <tabcaption prefix1 | Prefixes I> <tabcaption prefix1 | Prefixes I>
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   * Use prefixes to keep magnitudes practical (see <tabref prefix1> and <tabref prefix2>).   * Use prefixes to keep magnitudes practical (see <tabref prefix1> and <tabref prefix2>).
   * Instead of writing zeroes for like in $0.000000004 ~\rm C $ is is easier to write $4 \rm ~nC $.   * Instead of writing zeroes for like in $0.000000004 ~\rm C $ is is easier to write $4 \rm ~nC $.
-  * For calculation it is often easier to write $4 ~\rm nC  = 4 \cdot 10^{-9} ~C$ or the notation ''\rm 4e-9 C''+  * For calculation it is often easier to write $4 ~\rm nC  = 4 \cdot 10^{-9} ~C$ or the notation $\rm 4e-9 ~C$
  
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-==== Physical equations ====+==== 1.1.4 Physical Equations ====
  
   * Physical equations allow a connection of physical quantities.   * Physical equations allow a connection of physical quantities.
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-==== Quantity Equations ====+==== 1.1.5 Quantity Equations ====
 The vast majority of physical equations result in a physical unit that does not equal $1$. The vast majority of physical equations result in a physical unit that does not equal $1$.
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-==== normalized Quantity Equations ====+==== 1.1.6 Normalized Quantity Equations ====
  
 In normalized quantity equations, the measured value or calculated value of a quantity equation is divided by a reference value. In normalized quantity equations, the measured value or calculated value of a quantity equation is divided by a reference value.
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-==== Letters for physical quantities ====+==== 1.1.7 Letters for physical Quantities ====
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 <tabcaption tab03| greek letters > <tabcaption tab03| greek letters >
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-==== Notation & units ====+==== 1.1.8 Notation & Units ====
 The course consistently uses the following symbols, units, and typical values: The course consistently uses the following symbols, units, and typical values:
  
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-===== Common pitfalls & misconceptions =====+===== 1.2 Common Pitfalls & Misconceptions =====
   * **Case matters:** $\rm M$ (mega, $10^6$) vs. $\rm m$ (milli, $10^{-3}$);   * **Case matters:** $\rm M$ (mega, $10^6$) vs. $\rm m$ (milli, $10^{-3}$);
   * **Micro symbol:** use $\rm \mu$ (or ''u'' only when typing constraints exist);    * **Micro symbol:** use $\rm \mu$ (or ''u'' only when typing constraints exist); 
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   * **Normalized vs. quantity equations:** dimensionless ratios should cancel units; if not, something’s wrong.    * **Normalized vs. quantity equations:** dimensionless ratios should cancel units; if not, something’s wrong. 
  
-===== Exercises =====+===== 1.3 Exercises =====