Derived Units
Helpful before this lesson
- Not completed: SI Base Units
- Not completed: The International System of Units (SI)
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Learning Objectives
- Students will understand how derived units are formed from base units
- Students will be able to identify common derived units (newton, joule, watt, pascal, hertz)
- Students will write derived units in terms of base units
Core Concepts
- Derived units are combinations of base units
- Common derived units: newton (N), joule (J), watt (W), pascal (Pa), hertz (Hz)
- Dimensional analysis with derived units