Chapter 2 Measurement

Material Taken From:

Mathematicsfor the international student

Mathematical Studies SL

Mal Coad, Glen Whiffen, John Owen, Robert Haese, Sandra Haese and Mark Bruce

Haese and Haese Publications, 2004

Chapter 2 Measurement

Thursday, Aug 26th - Sections AB

Monday, Aug 30th – Sections CDE(F)

Wednesday, Sept 1st – Section (F)GHI

Friday, Sept 3rd – Review

Tuesday, Sept 7th – Quiz Chapter 2

Section A – Time

1. What is the time difference between 9:55am and 2:35pm?

2. What is the time 3 ½ hours after 10:40am?

3. What is the time 3 ¼ hours before 1:15pm?

Time Zones• Time along the Prime Meridian is called

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

• Places to the east of the Prime Meridian are ahead of GMT.

• Places to the west of the Prime Meridian are behind GMT.

Interactive Time Zone Page

http://worldclockmap.com/images/World_clock_map.gif

Time Zone Video

• The diameter of the earth (at the equator) is 12,756-km. A person stands on the equator. How fast is he/she traveling in meter/second due to the spin of the earth?

Brain Pop Time Zone Video and Quiz

If it is 4 pm in Greenwich, what is the standard time in Mumbai, India and Caracas, Venezuela?

Section B – Temperature

• Fahrenheit – Based upon the boiling and freezing point of Mercury (Hg).

• Celsius – Bases upon the boiling and freezing point of water (H2O).

• To convert:– °C to °F use F =– °F to °C use C =

Interactive Thermometer

Temperature Video

• The temperature of the sun is 9,941 °F, what is its temperature in °C?

Brain Pop Temperature Video and Quiz

• Convert 390°F to °C

• Convert 42°C to °F

• Convert 27°C to K

• Convert 75°F to K