Thanks! Jason also caught the yards masquerading as meters. I greatly
appreciate this help. After hours of looking at it, I see it swirling
before my eyes.
Jim
Ziser, Jesse wrote:
I haven't yet looked through in great detail, but 2 observations:
1. In the WOMBAT version of the first example, "m" is used in a couple places where you
mean "yd".
I think the numbers are correct though.
2. In the metric irrigation example, I see "1 m x 1 m x 1 m =", in which the
trailing equals sign
is not supposed to be there.
--- James Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Folks,
I've finished my first draft of a paper demonstrating metric
calculations applicable to common agriculture, attached here. My goals were
1. to identify and describe the units most commonly used,
2. to demonstrate how to use them in typical calculations, and
3. to show by example that metric calculations are simpler.
To avoid putting readers to sleep prior to the meat of the matter, I put
the definitions at the end. Those readers already conversant with the
metric system could then get right to the main points.
I could use your help in two ways:
1. Check my calculations for math errors; note that some rounding in
final answers occurred.
2. Take an overview and suggest changes.
Note that I sized the metric and non-metric examples to be similar in
extent but not mathematically equivalent. These are carried through the
various examples, so the result from one example calculation feeds the
next, and so forth.
Many thanks in advance for your help. When it is "smoothed", I will pass
this out in the Master Gardner Course that I am currently taking.
Jim
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