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[Phys-L] Re: temperature units, was Re: Animated Math - comments



I think you missed John's point.

A temperature of 20 C corresponds to a temperature of 68 F.

A temperature-change of 20 C corresponds to a temperature-change of 36
F.

So, the advertisement incorrectly used the ideas of temperature and
temperature-change interchangeably.

Oren Quist
South Dakota State

-----Original Message-----
From: Forum for Physics Educators [mailto:PHYS-L@list1.ucc.nau.edu] On
Behalf Of Bernard Cleyet
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:01 AM
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Subject: Re: temperature units, was Re: Animated Math - comments

Oh!

bc, who thought the discussion was about units, not arithmetick

Folkerts, Timothy J wrote:

Thanks for the chuckle, John
=20
Tim F
=20
=20
(It must be too early in the morning for bc :-) On a thermometer, 20=
C corresponds to 68 F, but a difference of 20 C is a difference of o=
nly 20*(9/5) =3D 36 F)

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