2002-11-26 It might also be that the school policy was to teach it as they figured that in the real world she might encounter it and she would be able to deal with it. Depending on her age, it is possible she would have been expected to come in contact with machines or documents of British or American origin. It isn't that she would be expected to design or use FFU, but to at least be able to function with it, if need be.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-11-25 15:01 Subject: [USMA:23584] Something strange > I got an order for my book from an engineer in my own country who had > studied physics. She wrote in that message that she had not only been taught > SI but also ifp during her training. I found this strange as I always > assumed that these units are almost never used in that branch of science. I > have sent information to her about how to order the book and I have asked > her why she had to learn to use these units at all. It may be that she is an > engineer in a 'contaminated' branch like aviation or computer hardware > engineering. I am looking forward to receive an answer. > > Han > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands >
