Units for lab writeups

[gotwals]

It's really important for kids doing labs to have units. I have questions about how to put units with numbers and then be able to do calculations with those variables.

For example:

molesAl = 0.631 g ((1 mol)/(massAl g))

0.0233864 mol

molesS = (1.750 g - 0.631 g) ((1 mol)/(massS g))

0.0348979 mol

moleratio = Max[{molesAl, molesS}]/Min[{molesAl, molesS}]

and I want this number to be a unitless ratio...

Max[0.0233864 mol, 0.0348979 mol]/Min[0.0233864 mol, 0.0348979 mol]

[Kathy_Bautista]

It's really important for kids doing labs to have units. I have questions about how to put units with numbers and then be able to do calculations with those variables.

For example:

molesAl = 0.631 g ((1 mol)/(massAl g))

0.0233864 mol

molesS = (1.750 g - 0.631 g) ((1 mol)/(massS g))

0.0348979 mol

moleratio = Max[{molesAl, molesS}]/Min[{molesAl, molesS}]

and I want this number to be a unitless ratio...

Max[0.0233864 mol, 0.0348979 mol]/Min[0.0233864 mol, 0.0348979 mol]

Hi Robert,

You can use the Units Package for this, which is built into Mathematica. The following loads the Units Package.

<< Units`

mol can be represented as Mole
g can be representaed as Gram

Here's a tutorial on using the Units Package:
http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematic ... Units.html

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

-Kathy