--- loncom/homework/capa.units 2001/12/04 15:17:56 1.5 +++ loncom/homework/capa.units 2006/11/20 20:38:59 1.15 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA # Physical Unit definitions # -# $Id: capa.units,v 1.5 2001/12/04 15:17:56 albertel Exp $ +# $Id: capa.units,v 1.15 2006/11/20 20:38:59 albertel Exp $ # # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees # @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ampere A # electric curren kelvin K # thermodynamic temperature mole mol # amount of substance candela cd # luminous intensity +decibel dB # log of pressure amplitude # Prefix symbol factor << Prefix >> @@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ giga G 10^9 mega M 10^6 kilo k 10^3 hecto h 10^2 +deca D 10^1 deci d 10^-1 centi c 10^-2 @@ -73,12 +75,14 @@ yocto y 10^{-24} <> gram g 0.001 kg # mass +minute min 60 s # time +hour hr 3600. s # time +hour h 3600. s # time day day 24.0 hr # time +day days 24.0 hr # time year yr 365.24 day # time -hour hr 3600. s # time -minute min 60 s # time pound lb 0.45359237 kg # mass -ounce oz 1.77185E-3 kg # mass +ounce oz 2.83495E-2 kg # mass inch in 2.54 cm # length foot ft 12 in # length mile mi 5280 ft # length @@ -107,6 +111,10 @@ ohm ohm V/A # e ohm ohms V/A # electric resistance ohm Ohm V/A # electric resistance ohm Ohms V/A # electric resistance +mho mho 1/ohm # electric conductance +mho mhos 1/ohm # electric conductance +mho Mho 1/ohm # electric conductance +mho Mhos 1/ohm # electric conductance siemens S 1/Ohm # electric conductance farad F C/V # electric capacitance tesla T V*s/m^2 # magnetic flux density @@ -118,10 +126,13 @@ steradian sr m^2 /m^2 # lumen lm cd*sr # luminous flux lux lx cd*sr/m^2 # illuminance becquerel Bq 1/s # activity (radioactive) +curie Ci 3.70E10 Bq # activity (radioactive) gray Gy J/kg # absorbed dose (of radiation) sievert Sv J/kg # dose equivalent (dose equivalent index) astroUnit AU 1.49598E11 m # mean distance earth to sun celcius degC 1 K # multiplicatively OK farenheight degF .5555555555 K # multiplicatively OK - +molarity M mol/L # chemisty +amu amu 1.66053873e-27 kg # atomic mass unit +amu u 1.66053873e-27 kg # atomic mass unit