This document discusses the SI system of measurement including base units like meters, kilograms, seconds and derived units like velocity and density. It also covers topics like estimation, scalars vs vectors, and dimensional analysis which is the practice of keeping track of units when doing calculations to ensure the answer is physically meaningful.
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Exercise On Base and Derived Quantities
This document discusses the SI system of measurement including base units like meters, kilograms, seconds and derived units like velocity and density. It also covers topics like estimation, scalars vs vectors, and dimensional analysis which is the practice of keeping track of units when doing calculations to ensure the answer is physically meaningful.