PAGADIAN CAPITOL COLLEGE, INC.

(Formerly Pagadian College of Criminology and Sciences)

BASIC EDUCATION UNIT
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Philippine Educators Association for Criminology Education (PEACE)
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GENERAL PHYSICS 1
SELF-LEARNING MODULE

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DATE:
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PRELIMINARIES
MODULE 1:
MEASUREMENTS of UNITS

MODULE OVERVIEW:
Upon completion of this module the students will learned the importance of accuracy in the
measurements. The changes in the system of units from old system of units (English units) to
the new system of units (SI units). The students will also learned the basic conversion of units
from the base units or fundamental units to a new unit (derived unit). From old to new system
of units or vice versa. The students are encourage to memorize some of the units.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD:
The learners are able to: Solve, using experimental and theoretical approaches, multi-concept,
rich-context problems involving measurements.

CONTENT STANDARD:
The learners demonstrate an understanding of:
1. The effect of instruments in measurements
2. Uncertainties and deviations in measurement
3. Source and types of error
4. Accuracy versus precision

LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
The learners:
1. Solve measurement problem involving conversion of units, expression of measurements
in scientific notation.
2. Differentiate accuracy from precision
3. Differentiate random errors from systematic errors
4. Use the least count concept to estimate errors associated with single measurements
5. Estimates the error from multiple measurements of a physical quantity using variance
6. Estimates the uncertainty of a derived quantity from the estimated values and
uncertainties of directly measured quantities
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Measuring instruments ( meter stick, steel measuring tape, straight edge ) calculator.

PRE-ASSESSMENT:

1. Digits that are known with certainty are called:

a. Significant figures b. Insignificant figures c. Derived digits d. Result digits
after calculation
For number 2 to 7 illustrates which digits are significant,
2. All nonzero digits are Significant:
Example: 1.234 kg has 4 significant figures
3. Zeroes between two nonzero digits are significant.
Example: 40507 cm 5 significant figures.
4. Zeroes to the left of the first nonzero digits are not significant
Example: 0.009 ms has 1 significant figure.
5. If a number is greater than 1, all zeroes to the right of the decimal point are significant .
Example: 7.00 km has 3 significant figures
4005.0 mm has 5 significant figures.
6. If a number is less than 1, only the zeroes at the end of the number and the zeroes
between two non-zero digits are significant
Example: 0.02010 kg
7. The zeroes immediately to the left of an unexpressed decimal point are not significant.
Example: 400 m

INTRODUCTION:
The earliest measurement were based on body parts, the width of the thumb was inch, the
yard was as the distance from the tip of the nose to the tip of the middle finger when the arm
is outreached, the cubit was distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. The span
was distance between the thumb and the little finger when the hand is stretched, the foot was
the the size of the human foot.

1. MOTIVATION:
A British physicist, in the person of Lord Kelvin, emphasized the importance of
measurement when he said, “ when you can measure what you are speaking about
and expressed it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot
expressed it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it
may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarcely, in your thoughts,
advanced to the stage of a science”
One of the Greek philosopher “PLATO” pointed out that “if Arithmetic, measurement
and weighing, be taken away from any art, that which remains will not be much”
2. LINKING STATEMENT:
PHYSICS begins with measurement. Measurement is simply a comparison of a physical
quantity with the standard. To carry out accurate measurements, it is necessary to
established a system of standards and a system of units in which emphasized or to
express the standards. Units have been defined for each fundamental quantity. These
units are called base or fundamental units. The combination of base units is called
derived units
. Differentiate fundamental quantities and units from derived quantities and unit
. convert from one system of units to another
 1. Fundamental quantities: it includes length, mass, time, temperature, electric current,
luminous intensity, and amount of substance.
2. Derived quantities: are combinations of fundamental quantities: example: speed may
d
defined as length of space traveled divided by time ( s= ). another example of derived
t
quantities are acceleration, density, work, and energy.

Two system of units:

1. Metric System: the metric system has two variations: a. mks : stands for meter, S I
UNITS kilogram, second b. cgs : stands for centimeter, gram, second

2. English System otherwise known as fps stands for foot, pound, second

The International system of units, abbreviated as SI from the French Le System International d’
Unite’s is modern form of the metric system. It is the system of units that the general
conference on weights and measures has agreed upon and is legally enforced in almost all parts
the world.
Table below is for SI Prefix:
prefix symbol Value prefix symbol value
yotta Y 1024 yocto y 10-24
zeta Z 1021 zepto z 10-21
exa E 1018 atto a 10-18
peta P 1015 femto f 10-15
12
tera T 10 pico p 10-12
giga G 109 nano n 10-9
mega M 106 micro µ 10-6
kilo K 103 milli m 10-3
2
hecto H 10 centi c 10-2
deka da 101 deci d 10-1

INTERACTIONS:
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

1. Nanometer is a term that embraces the use of materials of size in the order of
nanometer. What is nanometer in: (2.0nm)
a. meters? b. centimeters?
solution: solution: 0.00000002cm
10
−9
1 cm
a. 2.0nm x = 2.0 x10-9 M 2.0 x 10-9 m x −2 = 2.0 x 10-7cm
1nm 10 m
1m = 0.000000009m= 1 x10-9m =0.000000002m 1m = 100cm = 1,000mm
= 0.0000000002M or 1 M = 100cm = .002m = 0 .00000002cm

2. what is 3.0 meters in:

a. cm
b. milli
solution: solution:
300cm
2 −3
10 cm 10 milli
3.0 m x = 3.0 x 102 cm 3.0 x102 cm x 2 = 3.0 x 10-3milli
1.0 m 10 cm
1m = 100cm = 1 x102 cm = 300cm 1cm = 10mm 100cm = 1m = 1000mm , 1 inch = 2.54cm
1m = 39.37 inches..1m = 3.281 ft.
 1. Reading Materials/ Concept Notes:
a. Exploring Life Through Science: Physics by: Angelina S. Silverio
b. http://www. aip.org/physnews/update Origin of units
c. http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERRERENCE/WEIGHTSandMeasures/
MetricHistory.html

Activity 1: convert 1km to:

a. Meters, solution: 1 km x 1000m/1km = 1,000 meters

b. Centimeters, solution: 1,000m x 100cm/1m = 100,000 cm

c. Millimeters, solution: 1,000m x 1000 mm/ 1m = 1,000,000mm = 1 x 10 6mm

d. Feet, solution: 1,000m x 3.281ft/m = 3,281 ft.

Activity 2: convert 2.5 kg to:

a. Grams solution: 2.5kg x 1000 gms/1kg = 2500 grms

b. Liter solution: 2.5kg x 1 liter/1kg = 2.5 liters

1kg = 1 liter

INTEGRATION:

CLOSURE/SYNTHESIS:

Physical quantities may either be fundamental or derived. There are seven fundamental
quantities: Length, mass, time, temperature, luminous intensity, electric current, and the
amount of substance or mole. Derived quantities are defined in terms of fundamental
quantities. For each fundamental quantity, there is a fundamental unit. The fundamental units
in the International System of Units are meter, Kilogram, second, Kelvin, candela, ampere and
mole. And mathematics is the language of physics.

REFLECTION GUIDE:
conversion of units might involve mathematics, however do not let mathematics
obscure the physics. if you will have difficulty in in math, do not discouraged. Even
 Einstein admitted that his difficulty may greater than yours. What you are going to
do to be another Einstein in the future?

INTERVENTION:

ASSIGNMENT:
Read about:
1. Trigonometric function
2. Pythagorean Theorem
3. Cosine and Sine law

POST ASSESSMENT:

Directions: convert the following:

1. Megabites per second or Mbps is the unit of internet signal. if a signal has
100Mbps . What is the equivalent unit of this in:

a. Kbps or kilobites per second

b. bites per second

2. Explain the following:

a. How do you perform conversion?

b. Why is it that the old system of units is replaced by the SI unit of

measurement?

Prepared by: Checked by:

Roger M. Pasumala Ms. Sheila Mae R. De Jesus

Physics Teacher SHS Principal