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force
mass Force = ma
kg m
2
s
= Newton
=N
SI System of Units: Stress (Pressure)
= Pascal
= Pa
SI System of Units: Work (Energy)
Nm Joule J
s s s
kg m 2
3
s
= Watt
=W
The SI System
• SI System derived units
– force: Newton, N (kg-m/s2)
– pressure, or stress: Pascal, Pa (N/m2)
– energy, work: joule, J (N-m)
– power: watt, W (J/s)
– Celsius temperature: Celsius, C
Consistency of Units
• Principle of consistency of units:
– units on the left side of an equation must be the
same as those on the right side of an equation
– dimensional homogeneity
Consistency of units
• E = mc2
(force) (length) = (mass) (length/time)2
(mass) (acceleration) (length) = (mass)(length)2/(time)2
(mass) (length/time2) (length) = (mass)(length)2/(time)2
(mass) (length)2/(time)2 = (mass) (length)2/(time)2
Consistency of units
• E = mc2
(force) (length) = (mass) (length/time)2
(mass) (acceleration) (length) = (mass)(length)2/(time)2
(mass) (length/time2) (length) = (mass)(length)2/(time)2
(mass) (length)2/(time)2 = (mass) (length)2/(time)2
[M][L]2/[T]2 = [M][L]2/[T]2
Dimensional Homogeneity