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Direct linkBara, Jason Edward; McLemore, John Patrick – Chemical Engineering Education, 2020
There appears to be no published knowledge regarding how humans use unit conversions. Until very recently, acquiring such data would be essentially impossible, but mobile devices have now enabled many questions to be answered through passive "crowdsourcing" of big data sets. This work details the analysis of five years of anonymous user…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries, Computation
Engineering Education, 1974
Metrication and the process of metric changeover in the United States are discussed; preferred terms and units of measure are specified. (DT)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System
Klingeman, Peter C. – 1976
This pamphlet gives definitions and symbols for the basic and derived metric units, prefixes, and conversion factors for units frequently used in water resources. Included are conversion factors for units of area, work, heat, power, pressure, viscosity, flow rate, and others. (BB)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Measurement, Metric System, Science Education
Meriam, J. L. – 1975
This paper provides an historical account of the development of the International System of Units (SI), a complete listing of these units, and rules concerning their use and proper abbreviation. Ambiguities concerning the use of the system are explained. Appendices contain conversion factors for U.S. - British to SI units along with several…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Instruction, Mechanics (Physics), Metric System
Johnston, Norman B. – Engineering Education, 1977
The seven base units of SI are described, characteristics of SI are reviewed, and some problems with the system are identified. (DT)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Wandmacher, Cornelius – Engineering Education, 1977
Benefits of using the metric system, especially for showing dimensionally related concepts and constraints, are discussed. (DT)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education
Sandor, George N. – Engineering Education, 1975
Outlines the academic responsibilities connected with the nation's transition to the metric system and indicates how these responsibilities relate to the general task of problem solving. (GS)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education
Meriam, J. L. – Engineering Education, 1977
Selected rules for the consistent use of SI units are presented. (DT)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction, Mathematical Vocabulary
Download full textMcCarley, Orin, Ed. – 1976
This issue of the newsletter of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) presents articles relating to minorities in engineering, declining enrollment, introducing metric, descriptions of 1976 high school graduates, child understanding, and hand calculators in schools. Articles presented relating to higher education include…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education
Hauck, George F. – Engineering Education, 1981
Lists engineering textbooks that use SI units. Includes author(s), title, publisher, year, and author's or publisher's comments on the use of the SI units. Books are categorized by topic, such as engineering mechanics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, structural design, and hydrology. (CS)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education
Smith, C. E. – Engineering Education, 1979
Presented is a discussion of the confusion among students, scientists, and the general public over the meaning of the term "weight." (BB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Instruction
