Converting Units with Conversion Factors

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  • @joshmann9008
    @joshmann9008 7 років тому +492

    almost lost my mind after my second day of chem when he started teaching this and scientific notations, thank you so much

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    @lilcax1324 8 років тому +470

    we need more people like you in schools

    • @derper2566
      @derper2566 6 років тому +10

      Sebastian Cox he used to teach at my school but he quit to do UA-cam

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      @leonelrefujioamador3403 6 років тому +7

      Damn, he straight quit for the clout

    • @ltcray2381
      @ltcray2381 4 роки тому +1

      @@leonelrefujioamador3403 nope it makes sense did youtube to help even more people hes a giga chad

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      @loganletise 3 роки тому

      fr

    • @brittanymartinez5194
      @brittanymartinez5194 2 роки тому

      Yes, he really explains step by step which helps so much lol

  • @nilao.4159
    @nilao.4159 9 років тому +320

    God bless you Tyler! I literally had no clue what my chemistry teacher was talking about and as soon as I watched your video I had a "ohhhh" moment

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      @eliza.edwards2415 9 років тому +6

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      @cyrilabdon7011 9 років тому +3

      +Nila Horan +Eliza “Black Mambaa” Edwards i know right ive been repeating it for hours

    • @ruksanaparveen6342
      @ruksanaparveen6342 6 років тому

      Niloo O same here 😂😂

    • @Emma-vi1iw
      @Emma-vi1iw 5 років тому

      or an ahh-hum moment! : )

  • @ZeckTTV
    @ZeckTTV 6 років тому +363

    Soon as he called it easy I just felt like my mom was giving me a hug, I've never felt so confident and relaxed
    Edit: failed the test :(

  • @kaustshroff381
    @kaustshroff381 10 років тому +147

    If I could see u in person I would give you the biggest hug everrrrrr!!!!!!! You make it seem so easy. The way you show the step-by-step process is phenomenal. Thanks!

  • @soulsickngod
    @soulsickngod 3 роки тому +57

    Just started college and haven't been in school for 15 years. First week in I got my ass kicked with this in Chem. I'm sitting here now feeling alot more confident and actually understanding how to pick and use conversion factors. Thanks for teaching me!

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      @RugRider Рік тому

      Yo how it going for u?

    • @yumburger4823
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    @michelleh1777 8 років тому +4

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  • @sydliz10
    @sydliz10 9 років тому +53

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    • @ulig8476
      @ulig8476 9 років тому +2

      sydliz10 sooo true

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      @kd0197 6 років тому

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    • @Momy69420
      @Momy69420 4 роки тому

      @@kd0197 stfu i studied this in 7th grade

    • @kd0197
      @kd0197 4 роки тому

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      @Momy69420 4 роки тому

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    @ItsaStringThing 12 років тому +57

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  • @anonymous12726
    @anonymous12726 8 років тому

    My teacher mentioned your name and that you help people in math. I've never heard of you before. I tuned into conversion factors and within less than 5 minutes of your video, I understand and am getting answers right for homework. I like how you explain things. Very clear and concise. Thank you sir.

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    @michaelenorr 2 роки тому +1

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  • @bethmcbride9763
    @bethmcbride9763 7 років тому +1

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    Tyler, just wanted you to know that your work is amazing. I really appreciate the amount of effort you put into this to make it easier for us, it's great. I admire you for the way you work, how you love what you do and simplify it for others so they can understand and consequently love it too. Thank you so much!

  • @tdewitt451
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    • @maryevans2963
      @maryevans2963 4 роки тому

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  • @shelleyjones8042
    @shelleyjones8042 9 місяців тому

    I have spent almost 50 hours racking my brain trying to figure out how to know which way to write the conversion factor and all somebody had to say is “either one is right but you’re going to use the one that cancels the other out” I am ready to scream and cry with glee that my lightbulb came on!!! THANK YOU! Why doesn’t anybody say this?!?! Thank you so much!

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  • @countrygirl4ever101
    @countrygirl4ever101 3 роки тому

    omg thank you for making it so much easier to understand. My previous math professor was fast and hard to understand. I like that you're going slow, explaining why it is the way it is for every step (I need that), and taking the time to do multiple problems to make sure we get the hang of it. keep up the excellent work.

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    @angelawaterbury797 8 років тому

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    @abirdas3955 3 роки тому +1

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    @arnoldmyers2302 8 років тому +3

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      @screwday 5 років тому

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  • @Jazzyglock
    @Jazzyglock 10 років тому +116

    I'm getting 1564.92

    • @AngelicaMichele85
      @AngelicaMichele85 8 років тому +16

      I think he rounded to the nearest thousandth and wrote the answer in sig form...

    • @kaf9609
      @kaf9609 6 років тому +2

      I’m also getting 1564.92

    • @twocoyotesav
      @twocoyotesav 6 років тому +2

      I got that at first too, but he prolly rounded

    • @mrcceja
      @mrcceja 4 роки тому

      @Eswien Faena why did he go with the 4 sigfigs instead of the 3?

    • @janinenguyen311
      @janinenguyen311 3 роки тому

      @@mrcceja 1,560 is 3 sig figs (0 does not count as a sig fig unless there's a decimal. You want to keep the 0 though as it maintains the closest value to the original answer of 1564.

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    @Majeed2003 3 роки тому

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    @daisykane1015 6 років тому

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  • @greyes71
    @greyes71 6 років тому

    Fantastic! Headed to the longer conversion video now. Thanks so much for going through every step in detail so we can build on that knowledge.

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    @Jfresh55 9 років тому +29

    pretty sad I have to watch tons of videos on conversations because my Chem professor sucks. how they get into teaching, god will only know

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    • @Snooperking
      @Snooperking 4 роки тому +3

      I'll one up you, my chemistry professor is blind and our class has to be online due to covid... he just has a group call, he can't even share the screen and tries to explain complex concepts without any visuals :/

  • @randomperson731
    @randomperson731 10 років тому +1

    I was so lost in conversions, but this video helped me figure out that the problem i had was the relationships of the units. Thank you so much. ^-^

  • @javiermendez1118
    @javiermendez1118 3 роки тому

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  • @Ladypassepartout
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    thanks Tyler from Australia.
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    @kanivakil198 5 років тому

    (2:57) All numbers are fractions. All numbers have an invisible 1 in the denominator. For example, 3 is the same as 3/1 and 4 is the same 4/1.

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