DAVID G. SIMPSON
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UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
This page contains some in-depth information for AETD Mini-Course #115, “Units of Measurement”.PowerPoint Slides for AETD Mini-Course #115
Course Handouts
References
- Classical Electrodynamics, 2nd ed., J.D. Jackson (Wiley, 1975). See especially the “Appendix on Units and Dimensions” for a detailed discussion of systems of units employed in electricity and magnetism.
- Demystifying Electromagnetic Equations: A Complete Explanation of EM Unit Systems and Equation Transformations, Douglas L. Cohen (SPIE Press, 2001).
- Engineering Units and Physical Quantities, H.S. Hvistendahl (MacMillan, 1964).
Links
- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM): www.bipm.org
- National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST): www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/index.cfm
- How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement: www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
- Official US time (NIST): www.time.gov
- Universal currency converter: www.xe.com/ucc
- Material from Mini-Course #55, Time Measurement Systems
- AETD Mini-Course Web Site
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