Dimensional Analysis for Unit Conversions Using MATLAB - Softcover

Pryor, Roger W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1683922425 ISBN 13: 9781683922421

Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information, 2018

Synopsis

This book and MATLAB® app package will accurately convert values from one unit of measure to another using standard conversion factors. It performs conversions from and to the inch-pound system units used in the USA and the International System of Units (SI) as documented in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publications of conversions for general use. There are 1,316 conversion factors available for bidirectional conversion from / to SI units, organized into 44 minor subsections by topic under eight major topical sections. There is also an alphabetical section comprising 445 conversion factors for unidirectional conversion to SI units. It also converts CGS and other “unacceptable” units (conversion factors not for general use, i.e. as in science, engineering, etc.).

The application performs all three steps in the conversion process: application of the relevant conversion factor, selection of significant digits, and rounding of the result. Conversion factors designated as “exact” are definitions, or they have been set by agreements that define the factor value precisely. All other conversion factors, designated as “derived,” result from truncation of decimal places and/or calculation by a combination of other factors. The unit converter will run on any MacOS or Windows platform that has MATLAB R2018A or R2018B installed.

FEATURES:

· Performs all three steps in the conversion process: application of the relevant conversion factor, selection of significant digits, and rounding of the result.

· Converts values from one unit of measure to another using standard conversion factors. It performs conversions from and to the inch-pound system units used in the USA and also the International System of Units (SI).

The companion files include:
--The MATLAB conversion app.
The unit converter will run on any MacOS
or Windows platform that has MATLAB R2018A or R2018B installed.
(Files are also available by writing to the publisher at info @ merclearning.com.)

About this title

About the Author

Roger W. Pryor holds 24 patents, primarily in semiconductor devices. He has written four books, the most recent of which is Multiphysics Modeling Using COMSOL 5 and MATLAB.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1683922425
• ISBN 13: 9781683922421
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168