Learning Objectives

After completing today's reading, exercises, and the associated homework you should be able to:

• State, in the context of the accounting principle what is meant by the following terms:
  • system,
  • closed system
  • open system
  • properties
  • process,
  • storage,
  • transport,
  • generation,
  • destruction, and
  • conservation (I.e., what is meant by a property being conserved?)
• State the difference between units and dimensions
• Perform calculations requiring unit conversions.
• Explain the difference between mass (kg, lbm, slug) and weight (N, lbf)