Download full textERIC Number: ED090024
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1973-Oct
Pages: 26
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
What About Metric?
Barbrow, Louis E.
Implications of the change to the metric system in our daily lives are discussed. Advantages of the metric system are presented, especially its decimal base and ease of calculation which are demonstrated by several worked examples. Some further sources of information are listed. A world map indicates the few remaining countries that have not yet adopted the metric system. (LS)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Decimal Fractions, Government Publications, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System, Standards, Temperature, Weight
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Stock No. 0303-01191, $0.80)
Publication Type: N/A
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, DC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
