- Click here to download the CONVFCTRSZIP zip folder.
- Extract all the files from the downloaded zip folder.
- Read the readme.txt file.
- Open the CONVFCTRS folder.
- Double-click on the CF application, to access the database.
Conversion Factors
EXPLORE units of measurement for geometric, material, mechanical, electro-magnetic, lighting, and thermal quantities.
DISCOVER like units of measurement as well as specific and general conversions for values entered.
ENRICH general engineering and sciences.
This title, which performs mathematical calculations, is available only as software.
Menus
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GEOMETRIC QUANTITIES
- Plane Angle
- Solid Angle
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MATERIAL QUANTITIES
- Quantity of Substance [Number]
- Length
- Area
- Volume
- Mass (including Weight, on Earth)
- Density
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MECHANICAL QUANTITIES
- Time
- Frequency
- Velocity
- Angular Velocity
- Acceleration
- Angular Acceleration
- Force or Weight (See also Mass, above)
- Pressure
- Energy, Work, or Heat
- Power
- Surface Tension
- Absolute Viscosity, or Dynamic Viscosity
- Kinematic Viscosity, or Diffusion Coefficient
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ELECTRO-MAGNETIC QUANTITIES
- Electric Charge
- Electric Current, or Magnetomotive Force
- Electric Potential Difference, or Electromotive Force
- Electric Field Strength
- Electric Resistance
- Electric Conductance
- Electric Capacitance
- Electric Inductance
- Magnetic Field Strength
- Magnetic Flux
- Magnetic Flux Density, or Magnetic Induction
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LIGHTING QUANTITIES
- Luminous Intensity
- Luminance
- Luminous Flux
- Light Intensity, or Illumination
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THERMAL QUANTITIES
- Temperature
- Latent Heat
- Heat Capacity
- Thermal Conductivity
- Entropy
- METRIC PREFIXES
- MATH NOTES
Sample Material
- Screenshots: Sample Calculation (Horsepower to Watts)
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Download and Access the Entire Database
- Click here to download the CONVFCTRSZIP zip folder.
- Extract all the files from the downloaded zip folder.
- Read the readme.txt file.
- Open the CONVFCTRS folder.
- Double-click on the CF application, to access the database.
© Copyright 1991 Douglas Drenkow. All Rights Reserved.
Screenshots: Sample Calculation (Horsepower to Watts)
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“An excellent software purchase.”
— CHOICE, a publication of the American Library Assn. (May 1993)
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