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Precision and uniformity are indispensable when working with physical quantities, units and formula symbols. Only through unambiguous and authoritative notation is interdisciplinary cooperation possible. The book gives an overview of all common quantities and units, which are needed in studies and teaching as well as in everyday work. All printed quantities and units are currently valid and standardized in ISO/IEC.

The book includes:

_brief introduction to the development of the system of units

_overview on the system of quantities and units

_calculating with quantity values

_units (international system of units, SI)

_notation of numbers

_mathematical symbols

_Standardized symbols for quantities (mechanics, space and time, radiation, solid state physics, etc.), elements, nuclides, particles and quantum states.

_Appendix: conversion to the U.S. customary system of units.

Quantities and Units: The International System of Units

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      Publisher: De Gruyter
      Publication Date: 24/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9783111344058, 978-3111344058
      ISBN10: 3111344053
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      Mathematics Applied mathematics Classical mechanics Quantum physics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Precision and uniformity are indispensable when working with physical quantities, units and formula symbols. Only through unambiguous and authoritative notation is interdisciplinary cooperation possible. The book gives an overview of all common quantities and units, which are needed in studies and teaching as well as in everyday work. All printed quantities and units are currently valid and standardized in ISO/IEC.

      The book includes:

      _brief introduction to the development of the system of units

      _overview on the system of quantities and units

      _calculating with quantity values

      _units (international system of units, SI)

      _notation of numbers

      _mathematical symbols

      _Standardized symbols for quantities (mechanics, space and time, radiation, solid state physics, etc.), elements, nuclides, particles and quantum states.

      _Appendix: conversion to the U.S. customary system of units.

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