Metrication in the United States A Friendly Chat

Name: Metrication in the United States A Friendly Chat
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ISBN: 9781469150529

ISBN-10: 1469150522

ISBN-13: 9781469150529

Edition: 2012

Authors: Lynne Ocone Speed

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Description:

Through a friendly chat, this educational story tells a bit of history and using approximations, instead of conversions between the inch-pound and metric systems, explores the basics of the metric system used in everyday life. Jim, a reporter, writer and part-time teacher, is knowledgeable and experienced with the metric system. Nathan, friend of Jim, physically shows and emotionally vocalizes his feelings against the metric system. After calming Nathan, Jim teaches Nathan and Rachel, a young college student, the basics of the metric system, including the physical quantities (meter, gram, liter, and Celsius) and prefixes (kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi and milli). They cover units,…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English