Finally some good news. I just reviewed a college math textbook this summer that was terrible when it came to the use of SI. I wrote a long letter to the publisher pointing out the mistakes. The trouble is, I have to do this every few years or so because the books don't seem to get better over time. Mark
----- Original Message ----- From: "mechtly, eugene a" <mech...@illinois.edu> Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 10:12 pm Subject: [USMA:53198] Teaching SI to the Upcoming Generation To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Cc: "mechtly, eugene a" <mech...@illinois.edu> > Today, UPS delivered a printed copy of "Physical Science > Concepts in Action" (2009 Edition) from Textbooks.com. > > Not only the section on Measurement, but the entire Text uses SI > exclusively. > The section on Measuring Temperature does, however, discuss > three temperature scales Celsius, Kelvin, and Fahrenheit. > > Otherwise, there are almost no other units of measurement > outside the SI. > > I have some regrets that I agreed to pass this Textbook on to my > grandchildren. It is so good expressing science in SI! > > At least it will be much easier for them to flip the pages than > studying from the online version. > > Eugene Mechtly >
