Cambridge AS & A Level Physics
1.2SI units
SI units in Cambridge AS & A Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.2.1Recall the SI base quantities and units: kg, m, s, A and K.
- 1.2.2Write derived units as products or quotients of base units and use them.
- 1.2.3Use base units to check whether a physical equation is homogeneous.
- 1.2.4Recall and use the prefixes from pico to tera.
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SI base units, prefixes and homogeneous equations
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