User Guide

Figure 1.10: SI Units PaletteFigure 1.9: FPS Units Palette
To insert an expression with a unit:
1. Enter the expression.
2. In a unit palette, click a unit symbol.
Note: To include a reciprocal unit, divide by the unit.
To evaluate an expression that contains units:
1. Enter the expression using the units palettes to insert units.
2. Right-click (Control-click, for Macintosh) the expression.
3. From the context menu, select Units and then Simplify.
For example, compute the electric current passing through a wire that con-
ducts 590 coulombs in 2.9 seconds.
For more information on using units, see Units (page 97).
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