An Elementary Introduction

Dimensional analysis is given a simplified introduction. Its relationship to the design, the ordering, the performance and the data analysis of experiments is shown through simple examples. A start is made on the logic of the analysis commencing with the basic feature of measurement in science which is followed by the introduction of the associated units-conversion factors. The basic dimensional system is presented leading to the fundamental premise on which the whole analysis is founded. As a preliminary introduction to the pi-theorem, specific physical examples are given.

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