Brian D. Ellis, B. Ellis, Brian Ellis

Basic Concepts of Measurement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A general exposition of the philosophical and logical principles involved in measurement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780521095563
• ISBN-10: 0521095565
• Artikelnr.: 31198295

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The application of arithmetic
2. The concept of a quantity
3. The concept of a scale
4. The classification of scales of measurement
5. Fundamental measurement
6. Associative measurement: I (as illustrated by the case of temperature measurement)
7. Associative measurement: II (as illustrated by the case of time measurement in extreme ranges)
8. Derived measurement
9. Units and dimensions
10. The physical concept of number
11. The concept of probability
Appendices
Bibliography
Notes.