Judith S. de Nuño
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Chapter 4 Objectives

• to list problem-solving skills
• to describe the 3-step problem-solving approach
• to construct conversion factos from equivalent measurements
• to apply techniques of dimensional analusis to a variety of conversion problems
• to solve problems by breaking the solution into steps
• to convert complex units, using dimensional analysis

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Chapter 4 Outline Framework: Use Concept Summary Page 102 as an aid

• What Do I Do Now?
  • Skills used in solving problems
  • A 3-step problem-solving approach
    • analyze~~list the unknows and the unknown
    • calculate~~solve for the unknown
    • evaluate~~does the result make sense?
• Simple conversion problems
  • Conversion factors
  • Dimensional analysis
  • Converting between units
• More Complex Problems
  • Multi-step problems
  • Converting complex units

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Chapter 4 Terms:

• conversion factor
• dimensional analysis

Chapter 4 Questions and Problems

3, 6, 913, 19~25, 28, 33, 37~40, 43~44, 51, 53, 58, 61, 71, 73 and p. 114: A~N

• Answer in complete sentences.....letter answers are insufficient
• Show all work for problems
• No Units= No Credit