The term “unit” refers to the measure used to express a physical quantity. This section lists units commonly used in electricity and magnetism along with commonly used unit prefixes.
Classical mechanics is based on a set of axioms, which in turn are based on (repeated) physical observations. In order to formulate the first three axioms, we will need to first define three quantiti...Classical mechanics is based on a set of axioms, which in turn are based on (repeated) physical observations. In order to formulate the first three axioms, we will need to first define three quantities: the (instantaneous) velocity, acceleration and momentum of a particle.