As all physicists know, all units are arbitrary. The numbering system is anthropocentric; for example, the Celsius scale of temperature has 100 degrees between the boiling point of water at STP and the freezing point of water. The number 100 is chosen because human beings have 10 fingers. The best units might be based on physical constants, for…

Today's society is characterized by a plurality of cultures in such a way that a person will often interact and interrelate with new cultures. The situation becomes even more complicated when one has to adapt to a new culture for a short period of time (travel or study visit) or a long period of time (new work place, emigration etc.). Any…

Cites the need for an examination of ways in which we can teach the theory and practice of decimal notation so that its operational facility is a genuine advantage. (Editor/GB)

The eventual conversion to the metric system and implications of this change are discussed. (CP)

Notes the direction manufacturing industries are moving in the change-over to use of the metric system. Chances for a metric bill's becoming public law seem mixed. (EB)

Lists official SI units, temporarily accepted non-SI units, accepted non-SI units, and multipliers for SI units. (MLH)

SI units of work, force, and energy are identified. (BB)

A summary of a survey on problems of conversion to SI units and its effect on the teaching of chemistry is presented. (Author/BB)

A table lists the following quantities in imperial units, old metric units, and SI units: mass, force, energy, torque, power, pressure, temperature, thermal conductivity, frequency, dynamic viscosity, and kinematic viscosity. (MLH)

Designed to introduce the metric system to consumers, this guide, developed in Canada, offers a brief definition and history of the metric system and rationale for change. The conversion experiences of other countries are described, and questions about learning the new system and problems involved with the conversion process are also considered.…

A revision is given of the National Bureau of Standards guidelines in the use of the International System of Units (SI) in Bureau issuances, publications, and reports. (MN)

(A paper presented at Building Research Institute conference, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1973.) (Author)