I'll give you an honest reply, which is, this is not a good way to learn this or anything. Short cuts are designed to get you to the correct answer without understanding why that is the correct answer. I made this video because it was a way to get my students through this quickly so that we could move on toward applying it in other material. If you want to know a little bit more about why this short cut gives you the right answer, here is the original video I made on prefix conversions (can you guess which is the more popular video?) ua-cam.com/video/5EcNAxweb44/v-deo.html. I suspect your teacher was trying to get you to understand the process, rather than just showing you how to get the right answer.
@@CrashChemistryAcademy I'm curious as to your reasoning for why you believe that short cuts are designed to get you to the correct answer without understanding why that is the correct answer. I've found that both my friends and I after fully understanding material often default to shortcuts in order to save time, which is especially important for performing on tests. Due to the fact that lots of material builds off of previous material, to truly understand something completely you need to know the underlying principles which requires you to comprehend previous concepts. This cycle makes it extremely important for students to understand material, as if they do not they will eventually hit a road block and have to learn it on top of their new material. However it is often necessary to save time by using shortcuts even if you understand a concept. Therefore I believe that short cuts are mainly a result of trying to optimize the process and therefore time it takes to solve a problem in order to improve 'performance', and not to get a correct answer as fast as possible which involves not understanding material. I could be wrong though, which is why I'm asking! Please correct me if I am.
Well, the intentionality is an assumption, but any short cut (cross multiplying in math for example) is a short cut because it gets you the right answer without any need for understanding why, and for too many students that is why short cuts are used. It is rote learning, which is not learning. If you come up with a short cut yourself it likely means you understand why it works, and you likely understand it at a deeper level than most students. So I say go for it, and more power to you if that is what you are doing.
Wow! you made this so incredibly easy! I spent four hours in class trying to figure this out, but here you are teaching it to me in less than five minutes. You rock!
@@selena8580 I hope you got it figured out. The video is good but having a handful of examples to work with is what helped me. It hit me hard once I got it.
I just saw this video for the first time and I think it very helpful, one thing I realize he did not mention the invisible minus you have to use to get the sign right that would help you recognize which side to go when you calculated. Great job!
Thanks so much! I just came up with something weird (but that makes it easier to remember!) for remembering the order of the metric units: Thank God Man Kind BASEically Dodged Comets Made of Microscopic Ninja Pilots = Tetra Giga Mega Kilo BASE UNIT Deci Centi Milli Micro Nano Pico = Exponents: 12, 9, 6, 3, 0, -1, -2, -3, -6, -9, -12 ;) Hopefully you'll imagine microscopic ninjas on comets that mankind dodged and thus, remember the order of the metric units. Worked for me!
It’s easier to just remember the chart as presented for me. Why add more information that you have to remember? Just look at the exponential progression which is the same for both negative and positive powers. Base, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and -1,-2,-3,-6,-9,-12. Base is always 0
@@garys8754 Because some of us need a mnemonic to remember the prefixes. We all learn different. I appreciate @AvaCeleste sharing it! I still remember the treble clef lines and spaces I was taught in grade school music: Every Good Boy Does Fine and FACE. :-)
This video is so compact. Unit conversion is such a headache for me but I'm getting it now. You're an amazing teacher - thanks so much for explaining everything so clearly!
I am from India I watched more than 1000 video on this topic by Indian teacher but finally my concept is crystal clear only becoz of uhh sir thank you so much ❤️ love you sir
Omg. Thank you so much. Was unable to convert the units coz of the 1/10 = 1cm fractions coming into picture after the base unit. Logic was defying me. After watching n number of videos was still unable to do the conversions. Urs was the only method which gave me clarity. After watching ur video, conversion sums became a cake walk for me. Hats off to you.
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OMG have been trying to find an easy way to explain this to my daughter-- ur a godsend!!-- everything now is 1e...?-- luv it!!!-- and so does my daughters 98% on conversions test!!!
Who else came up with this method on your own? I remember using this and then explaining it to a teacher who said it was not a good idea. I think a good teacher would have said "if it works for you, go for it".
It's a simple shortcut, and it works. Like most short cuts (cross multiplying in math for example) it allows a student to get the right answer without knowing why that is the right answer. The fact that you came up with the shortcut yourself likely means you understand why it works. So I think the teacher should have asked you to explain why the method works, and then if you offer an explanation that shows you understand it, to then say go for it.
THannk you so much. I really had trouble understanding this when it was shown by our teacher. He never explained this rules. Its not the first time I had problems making sense of norwegian teachers way to explain. I am norwegian, but I often need to learn from english speaking teachers. I really dont know why. I thod the teaching sceduals was equal in all europe now a days. Its obviously only on universities, not other schools. Thank you
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It took me a while to get this. Until I came across what I was looking for in my text book. Then I took a success break and am now watching this video. I have to say, the metric system is wonderful. Although it is not the standard in the US it is necessary in my line of work along with the US standard. It would be so much better in my opinion if the US would adopt Metric as their standard. The US is still the only country that I know of that calls football 'soccer'. They just have to be different.
When I was in 5th grade, 1970, the US government announced to the country that the '70s was the decade of the metric system, that by 1980 we would be entirely metric. That was the last I heard about it. I do not recall being taught metrics until I got to college. The '70s came and went, no metric system was established.
@@CrashChemistryAcademy I was unaware of that. The only person in my immediate family that used the metric system on a daily basis was my father. He is a watchmaker. I learned a bit about conversions doing sheetmetal work (mostly AC duct related) but there was so much room for error most of the time, that using a standard tape measure was good enough. In fact some mechanics were agitated when I would tell them measurements ny the 16th of an inch. I always told them, "Do with it what you will." Because most would round up or down to the nearest 1/4". You can get away with that in the field but the guys in the shop that were fabricating were more precise. When working with elevators and escalators, metric is pretty common, especially with escalators. Escalators have pretty much adopted metric 100% of the time. But the metric system in general is a good one as I said and can be applied to anything. It allows for ultimate precision but is simplified.
@@miguelquazar883 Interesting! Yes over the years US workers/businesses adopted metrics as needed, and about 20+ years ago a worldwide metrics base for all business was established, and any US company doing international business had to comply if they wanted to keep selling outside US borders. So almost any large US business bases all measurements on the metric system, and then converts to English (US) units for sales inside the US. Seems a little backward.
this is great ! the only thing that's a bit confusing is when you're subtracting exponents of base units from larger prefixes (the ML example). because 0-6 = -6, and since Mega is a large prefix, I guess I just have to remember that I'm moving to the left 6 times (and not -6 times). the subtracting thing works well with the negative exponents.
It is the difference between exponents that is needed, so with your method that would be absolute value. Otherwise just subtract the smaller exponent from the larger. Sorry for the confusion.
AsSalam o Alaikum! Your way of making Understand or deliver something is really good and and compelled me to leave a comment here after spending some time on other videos but you made it clear just in one video and now I'm going to check out your channel playlist also may I got something else to learn really appreciated keep it up very good work 👍🌺
@@CrashChemistryAcademy It's my pleasure here is a suggestion and request for you also... kindly make some videos on Formation of solutions in which calculations related to them made easy and comprehensive...Thanks in Advance!
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I can't understand why some teachers won't explain it as simple as you did. I am seeing hope now. Thanks so much!
I'll give you an honest reply, which is, this is not a good way to learn this or anything. Short cuts are designed to get you to the correct answer without understanding why that is the correct answer. I made this video because it was a way to get my students through this quickly so that we could move on toward applying it in other material. If you want to know a little bit more about why this short cut gives you the right answer, here is the original video I made on prefix conversions (can you guess which is the more popular video?) ua-cam.com/video/5EcNAxweb44/v-deo.html. I suspect your teacher was trying to get you to understand the process, rather than just showing you how to get the right answer.
@@CrashChemistryAcademy I'm curious as to your reasoning for why you believe that short cuts are designed to get you to the correct answer without understanding why that is the correct answer. I've found that both my friends and I after fully understanding material often default to shortcuts in order to save time, which is especially important for performing on tests. Due to the fact that lots of material builds off of previous material, to truly understand something completely you need to know the underlying principles which requires you to comprehend previous concepts. This cycle makes it extremely important for students to understand material, as if they do not they will eventually hit a road block and have to learn it on top of their new material. However it is often necessary to save time by using shortcuts even if you understand a concept. Therefore I believe that short cuts are mainly a result of trying to optimize the process and therefore time it takes to solve a problem in order to improve 'performance', and not to get a correct answer as fast as possible which involves not understanding material. I could be wrong though, which is why I'm asking! Please correct me if I am.
Well, the intentionality is an assumption, but any short cut (cross multiplying in math for example) is a short cut because it gets you the right answer without any need for understanding why, and for too many students that is why short cuts are used. It is rote learning, which is not learning. If you come up with a short cut yourself it likely means you understand why it works, and you likely understand it at a deeper level than most students. So I say go for it, and more power to you if that is what you are doing.
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how did you understand this im mind blown right now I have 0 info about what I just saw
@@selena8580 I hope you got it figured out. The video is good but having a handful of examples to work with is what helped me. It hit me hard once I got it.
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I just saw this video for the first time and I think it very helpful, one thing I realize he did not mention the invisible minus you have to use to get the sign right that would help you recognize which side to go when you calculated. Great job!
Thanks so much! I just came up with something weird (but that makes it easier to remember!) for remembering the order of the metric units:
Thank God Man Kind BASEically Dodged Comets Made of Microscopic Ninja Pilots =
Tetra Giga Mega Kilo BASE UNIT Deci Centi Milli Micro Nano Pico =
Exponents: 12, 9, 6, 3, 0, -1, -2, -3, -6, -9, -12
;) Hopefully you'll imagine microscopic ninjas on comets that mankind dodged and thus, remember the order of the metric units. Worked for me!
Great! Thanks for posting!
It’s easier to just remember the chart as presented for me. Why add more information that you have to remember? Just look at the exponential progression which is the same for both negative and positive powers. Base, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and -1,-2,-3,-6,-9,-12. Base is always 0
@@garys8754 Because some of us need a mnemonic to remember the prefixes. We all learn different. I appreciate @AvaCeleste sharing it! I still remember the treble clef lines and spaces I was taught in grade school music: Every Good Boy Does Fine and FACE. :-)
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@@garys8754 there is no 1,2,3 after base but there are -1,-2,-3 after base
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This video is so compact.
Unit conversion is such a headache for me but I'm getting it now.
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Thanks, I'm glad the video helped!
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Omg. Thank you so much. Was unable to convert the units coz of the 1/10 = 1cm fractions coming into picture after the base unit. Logic was defying me. After watching n number of videos was still unable to do the conversions. Urs was the only method which gave me clarity. After watching ur video, conversion sums became a cake walk for me. Hats off to you.
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Who else came up with this method on your own? I remember using this and then explaining it to a teacher who said it was not a good idea. I think a good teacher would have said "if it works for you, go for it".
It's a simple shortcut, and it works. Like most short cuts (cross multiplying in math for example) it allows a student to get the right answer without knowing why that is the right answer. The fact that you came up with the shortcut yourself likely means you understand why it works. So I think the teacher should have asked you to explain why the method works, and then if you offer an explanation that shows you understand it, to then say go for it.
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i was on a mission to collect the best videos of each topic... i guess i found the video on conversions
try this for hybrid orbitals. You can't get anything close. ua-cam.com/video/vHXViZTxLXo/v-deo.html
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THannk you so much. I really had trouble understanding this when it was shown by our teacher. He never explained this rules. Its not the first time I had problems making sense of norwegian teachers way to explain. I am norwegian, but I often need to learn from english speaking teachers. I really dont know why. I thod the teaching sceduals was equal in all europe now a days. Its obviously only on universities, not other schools. Thank you
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It took me a while to get this. Until I came across what I was looking for in my text book. Then I took a success break and am now watching this video. I have to say, the metric system is wonderful. Although it is not the standard in the US it is necessary in my line of work along with the US standard. It would be so much better in my opinion if the US would adopt Metric as their standard.
The US is still the only country that I know of that calls football 'soccer'. They just have to be different.
When I was in 5th grade, 1970, the US government announced to the country that the '70s was the decade of the metric system, that by 1980 we would be entirely metric. That was the last I heard about it. I do not recall being taught metrics until I got to college. The '70s came and went, no metric system was established.
@@CrashChemistryAcademy I was unaware of that. The only person in my immediate family that used the metric system on a daily basis was my father. He is a watchmaker. I learned a bit about conversions doing sheetmetal work (mostly AC duct related) but there was so much room for error most of the time, that using a standard tape measure was good enough. In fact some mechanics were agitated when I would tell them measurements ny the 16th of an inch. I always told them, "Do with it what you will." Because most would round up or down to the nearest 1/4". You can get away with that in the field but the guys in the shop that were fabricating were more precise. When working with elevators and escalators, metric is pretty common, especially with escalators. Escalators have pretty much adopted metric 100% of the time. But the metric system in general is a good one as I said and can be applied to anything. It allows for ultimate precision but is simplified.
@@miguelquazar883 Interesting! Yes over the years US workers/businesses adopted metrics as needed, and about 20+ years ago a worldwide metrics base for all business was established, and any US company doing international business had to comply if they wanted to keep selling outside US borders. So almost any large US business bases all measurements on the metric system, and then converts to English (US) units for sales inside the US. Seems a little backward.
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this is great ! the only thing that's a bit confusing is when you're subtracting exponents of base units from larger prefixes (the ML example). because 0-6 = -6, and since Mega is a large prefix, I guess I just have to remember that I'm moving to the left 6 times (and not -6 times). the subtracting thing works well with the negative exponents.
It is the difference between exponents that is needed, so with your method that would be absolute value. Otherwise just subtract the smaller exponent from the larger. Sorry for the confusion.
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AsSalam o Alaikum! Your way of making Understand or deliver something is really good and and compelled me to leave a comment here after spending some time on other videos but you made it clear just in one video and now I'm going to check out your channel playlist also may I got something else to learn really appreciated keep it up very good work 👍🌺
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@@CrashChemistryAcademy It's my pleasure here is a suggestion and request for you also... kindly make some videos on Formation of solutions in which calculations related to them made easy and comprehensive...Thanks in Advance!
@@mahirajpoot6038 There is my video on molarity, which may be what you are looking for: ua-cam.com/video/ParBc0BRN9U/v-deo.html
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Thank You so much for explaining this much easier way. Now I understand it better too
You could also just move the decimal according to the number of rows they are apart(imagining that there are prefixes for 1,2,4,5,-5,-6,etc.)
Could you elaborate on this please?
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