- •Содержание
- •Предисловие
- •Рецензия
- •Unit 1. Physics
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 2. The history of physics
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 3. Isaac newton
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit4. Three states of matter
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 5. The fundamental physical constants
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 6. Measurements in physics
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 7. Heat
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 8. Electricity
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 9. Waves
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 10. Sources of light
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 11. Einstein’s special theory of relativity
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 12. The conservation and the transformation of energy
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit14. The discovery of radioactivity
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Unit 15. Nuclear reactors
- •Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Continuous Tenses
- •2. Modal verbs
- •3. Equivalents of modal verbs
- •4. The Present Perfect Tense
- •5. The Past Perfect Tense
- •6. The Future Perfect Tense
- •7. The Passive Voice
- •8. Sequence of Tenses
- •9. Direct and Indirect Speech
- •10. Gerund
- •11. Complex object
- •12. Complex subject
- •13. Subjunctive mood
- •14. Conditional mood
- •Список использованной литературы
- •Шаншиева с. А. Английский язык для математиков: Учебник ⁄ с.А. Шаншиева. – м. : гис, 2006. – 424 с. Интернет-ресурсы
Words and word combinations to be remembered
matter – вещество, материал |
compare – сравнивать |
use – использовать |
electric current – электрический ток |
define – определять, устанавливать |
modify – видоизменять, трансформировать |
voltage – напряжение |
obtain – получать |
amount of substance – количество вещества |
length – длина |
multiply – умножать |
luminous intensity – сила света |
decimal system – десятичная система |
divide – делить |
mole – моль |
a set of – ряд, серия, набор |
carry out – проводить |
candela – кандела |
Ex. 1. Translate from Russian into English:
Теплота, единица измерения, величина, напряжение, международное соглашение, усмотрение, свойства вещества, точность измерений, развивающаяся система, основная единица, физическая величина, длина, простота, полностью, признавать, изменять, улучшаться, принять, заменить, состоять из, определять, сравнить, умножать, делить.
Ex. 2. Translate the following sentences. Make up all possible questions:
1. We are familiar with the idea that measurement requires a system of units.
2. For scientific and engineering purposes there are several quantities of fundamental significance.
Ex. 3. Match the words in 2 columns, what do these expressions mean? Make up your own sentences with these word combinations:
To measure |
a unit |
To improve |
into 2 classes |
To adopt |
with the standard |
To divide |
volume |
To modify |
the International System of Units |
To define |
the precision of measurements |
To compare |
with electricity, magnetism, heat, light |
To establish |
unit definition |
To agree |
to use |
To deal |
metrication |
Ex. 4. Fill in the blanks:
A trained physicist must be able to measure accurately … as well as other quantities such as electric current and voltage.
Every physical quantity has its own unit of … .
Other units used are obtained from the metre by … .
In the 20th century scientists agreed to use a particular system in science, called … .
The International System of Units was established in … .
Prefixes and units are created and unit definitions are modified as the technology of measurement … , and as the precision of measurements … .
The International System of Units consists of … .
The units are divided into two classes … .
Ex. 5. Say in English:
a) In the British system: 1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yd; 1 yd = 3 ft; 1 ft = 12 in
b) In the metric system: 1 km = 1000 m; 1 m = 100 cm; 1 cm = 10 mm
c) Do you know that ...
1 in = 25.3995 mm? 1 ft = 30.479 cm? 1 yd = 0.9144 m? 1 mile = 1.6093 km?
Ex. 6. Choose the right word:
1. Unit is a (quality / quantity) adopted as a standard of measurement. 2. Foot is a unit of (area / length) in the English system of measurement. 3. Inch is (more / less) than foot is. 4. There are 12 (yards / inches) in 1 foot. 5. Velocity is length (multiplied / divided) by time. 6. The second is a unit for measuring time in (MKS system / all the systems). 7. (Dimension / division) is a mathematical operation. 8. The square metre is an MKS unit of (area / volume). 9. 11.500 cubic feet is the measure of (area / volume / mass).
Ex. 7. Answer the following questions:
What does physics deal with? 2. What do we need to make any measurement? 3. What unit does a physicist use to measure the weight of a body? 4. What is the unit of length? 5. What was the Metric System designed for? 6. What does the International System of Units consist of? 7. How many classes are the units of measurement divided into?
Ex. 8. Say a few words about:
accuracy
ways to define a unit
M.K.S. system
the International System of Units