http://www.ck12.org Chapter 1. What Is Science?
CHAPTER
(^1) What Is Science?
Chapter Outline
1.1 Scientific Inquiry
1.2 FUNDAMENTALUNITS ANDSTANDARDUNITS
1.3 UNITCONVERSIONS
1.4 MEASUREMENT ANDRECORDINGDATA
1.5 WORKING WITHERROR
1.6 REFERENCES
Science has brought countless innovations and advances to humankind. This chapter reviews core principles of
scientific inquiry including standard units, dimensional analysis, and unit conversion.