On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:55:11 +0100, "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >? I find this rather strange, do you mean that exams in Great Britain are >all stated in obsolete units? I rather doubt that... > >As far as I understand they do not just sit exams but they have to set up >their own research project and then they can use any units they see fit. The >A-level exams for physics in the UK are in SI otherwise. GCE (General Certificate of Education) 'A'-levels (Advanced) are indeed written examinations. They may have changed a bit since I did mine, but as they are the exams one sits at the end of secondary school education, and are what determines university entrance, I doubt if they have changed that much. When I sat my first A-levels in 1972, the syllabus had just gone all-SI, so I'd be surprised if it's possible to do them in imperial! Chris -- UK Metric Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
