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0.3 · Preface · Tools: SI units

The seven base units

The units that every other unit is built from.

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Thousands of units exist. Which few are truly fundamental?

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Seven base units

UnitMeasures
mlength
kgmass
stime
Aelectric current(amperes)
Ktemperature(kelvin)
molamount of particles
cdintensity of light
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The SI base unit of temperature is…

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Which is NOT a base unit?

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How many SI base units are there?

Remember earlier lessons
From lesson 0.2

A physical quantity always needs…

From lesson 0.1

Volume is measured in…

Summary card

Key points

  • • Seven SI base units.
  • • All other units (J, N …) are built from them.
  • • Lux and the radian are derived.

Formulas

  • 1 J = 1 kg m² s⁻²

Key terms

Base unit
:
one of the seven fundamental SI units
Derived unit
:
made by combining base units

Common errors

  • • Treating °C as the base unit of temperature.
  • • Listing the joule as a base unit.
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