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Understanding Conversion Factors

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  • Опубликовано: 14 сен 2012
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    Even if you can write conversion factors and cancel units, that doesn't necessarily mean that you actually understand what you're doing. Here, we'll look at how conversion factors work and what the math means. You'll understand the unit conversions that you're working on, so you'll be able to look at the answer you get and decide whether it makes sense.

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  • @marwanajem363
    @marwanajem363 7 лет назад +588

    I hate hate hate conversion factors. I swear one night I started crying while doing chem I, and I told myself that I do not even want to become a doctor anymore because if I cannot convert I cannot do anything else. Thank god to this video though!! You explain a million times better than my professor. Thank you so much Tyler!!Instead of changing my life career I will just come to your channel instead. You saved me !!

  • @STFU0611
    @STFU0611 8 лет назад +228

    Tyler DeWitt, for Chem 1 YOU are the only one I watch. no one else hits the spot. Thank you for doing what you do. You help low income students who can't afford a tutor. You're the best!!!!

  • @wetkittenpaws7769
    @wetkittenpaws7769 9 лет назад +284

    Sir, is your back tired from carrying all these classes?

  • @anapatino4243
    @anapatino4243 8 лет назад +99

    You're an amazing teacher! I learned conversion in 10 minutes, and didn't grasp it in my hour and a half class in college..thank you!

  • @tdewitt451
    @tdewitt451  12 лет назад +30

    i'm rounding 22.526 to 2 significant figures because there are 2 sig figs in 23 km. it's very important to understand how to round with significant figures; you can watch my videos on that topic, starting with "significant figures made easy!"

  • @SoPrissyChrissy
    @SoPrissyChrissy 10 лет назад +123

    You're teaching my entire class! Our own professor doesn't do as well as you!!!!! We appreciate you, and the time you take to make each video. We are Finally understanding chemistry. Thank You!!!

  • @yaycocoyay123
    @yaycocoyay123 11 лет назад +4

    He helped me get through chem honors my junior year and now he's helping me through chem my freshman year of college. Quality stuff.

  • @Boxxxxxxxxx
    @Boxxxxxxxxx 9 лет назад +31

    You inspire me to overcome my irrational fear of chemistry and hate of being educated in general. This fear caused by not only my own negligence to applying myself in high school, but having the type of teachers that make you wonder how they ever received that job in the first place. Sitting in class after class, never truly learning, just storing knowledge that holds an expiration date and will eventually disappear from my memory. Lately, I've learned the importance of why it's so important to understand "WHY" and now I'm asking it mentally all the time. You have confirmed that importance, I believe it will lead to tremendous success. Teaching students is such a big responsibility and privilege because you have the potential to inspire or destroy future world changers. Thank you Tyler. I really appreciate your videos. I'm choosing to stay in my chemistry course this semester because of you.

  • @tdewitt451
    @tdewitt451  11 лет назад +4

    Hey everyone, I'm here to help. If you have any questions or just want to learn more, click on the link in the description above. It'll take you to a page where you can ask me questions.

  • @joliewilson1016
    @joliewilson1016 10 лет назад +22

    Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. You truly have a gift for teaching and explaining things the way you do. I spent my entire college career avoiding chemistry, and just could not postpone it any longer. I am a registered nurse going back for my psychiatric nurse practitioner degree. I see how you have helped so many people, myself included, further their education. I want to say thank you for taking something so intimidating and making it very much approachable. You are helping so many people reach their career goals so they can in turn help others. Keep making a difference, Tyler. God bless you.

    • @amayaquirarte202
      @amayaquirarte202 2 года назад +2

      Hey I know this is many years later but I’m going to school to be a registered nurse if you don’t mind helping me out on finding the best path

  • @EndrChe
    @EndrChe 9 лет назад +247

    That was what I hated about college: they have no interest in learning. Their singular goal is data input, to create robots who can pass exams and move along. The problem is that the courses are designed specific to the field, so if you do not actually learn the material, actually understand what you are doing, how and why, then when you enter the real world, enter that field, the education becomes meaningless.

    • @tdewitt451
      @tdewitt451  9 лет назад +32

      Che Marshall Wow. Well said!

    • @plattapus1122
      @plattapus1122 8 лет назад +2

      +Che Marshall you do that in collage? I have to do it as a sophomore! XD lucky! and ya i hate it too.

    • @EndrChe
      @EndrChe 8 лет назад

      Abdur Rahman Well, I like me better than anybody else who's running! :)

    • @brianlenhart9805
      @brianlenhart9805 8 лет назад +3

      but it is YOUR education, not theirs. it is your job to seek out that deeper understanding. it's foolish to think you can just show up to class and leave having mastered the material. life doesn't work like that

    • @EndrChe
      @EndrChe 8 лет назад +22

      +Brian Lenhart Well, you see, I am here, because I have the privilege of being able to reach this resource. Not everyone has that privilege, many, many children do not have that privilege, nor the guidance of someone to point them in the direction of life-long learning. Those children are dependent upon their educators to be that guidance, upon people like myself, and people like you, and above all people like Patrick here. It's foolish to assume that everyone has the life course that will lead them to become self-motivated, intrepid, life-long learners.

  • @thatgirlwhodidthething5836
    @thatgirlwhodidthething5836 7 лет назад +26

    This will help you determine which goes in the numerator and whats the denominator:
    What ever unit you want to get rid of, you put it in the denominator, and what ever unit you would like to end up with goes in the numerator.
    So at 4:46 when it was
    1ft
    96in x -------- = 8ft
    12 in
    The 1 ft went into the numerator because he wanted his answer to be in ft, and put the inches at the bottom because he didnt want his answer in inches. Thats how my Engineering teacher told us.
    Hope that helped :)

    • @apollonmegara8220
      @apollonmegara8220 4 года назад +4

      Lol this is what im always searching about which number goes on top and bottom. Thak you so much

    • @Sam_2148
      @Sam_2148 Год назад

      thanks

  • @andrewwest179
    @andrewwest179 4 года назад +1

    I know I'm WAY LATE to the praising party... But I suffered from brain damage in late 2019... Forgot nearly EVERYTHING I learned in my math classes throughout high school and my most recent math courses. I was so terrified. I want to be a teacher, but what teacher can't remember math!?
    I recently began attending a new University, and YOU sir, have made things SO GOSH DARN AMAZING!!!
    Conversion factors hurt my head so bad, I feel like my concussion is coming back. However! You help make it simple and easy to understand!!
    Thank you, SO MUCH!!!!

  • @Eebz515
    @Eebz515 3 года назад +2

    Its 2020 and your videos are helping me pass my chemistry class! Thank you so much, i was having so much anxiety before i found your page. May God bless you with greatness always!!

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    @sarasolei598 6 лет назад +1

    I appriciate the time you put to make these videos . I'm a foreigner and I graduated 15 years ago from my high school and almost forgot everything . Anyways i decided to study dental hygiene and chem 1 was the prerequisite for this major . Eventhough I passed my tsi test but having a hard time to learn everything in a different language with different methods of teaching and not having a good professor who only reads his PowerPoints for us which we can do it ourselves too made me decide to quit studying it but your videos opened the door of hope for me and not yo give up . You are making everything simpler Clearer and more understanding. God bless you .thanks thousand times

  • @lisamcdermid9674
    @lisamcdermid9674 5 лет назад +1

    The most helpful videos I have come across. I look for your videos to help explain either the background info or step by step instruction to complete an equation. I am so thankful for your videos. You are the best!!!! Thank you!

  • @anniephung8119
    @anniephung8119 9 лет назад +17

    BLESS YOUR KIND SOULD THANK U SO MUCH FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS

  • @lisabastian6847
    @lisabastian6847 Месяц назад

    I love how Tyler explains the steps, breaking down the conversions. His instructions are easy to understand. I will be using his videos for all my math classes. Also, I wouldn't say I like conversions, but what I hate more are rounding numbers. Some things I can understand, and they click, but for some reason, I just can't grasp rounding. I will check out Tyler's video to help.

  • @saradimiceli4574
    @saradimiceli4574 5 лет назад +5

    Tyler, YOU. ARE. AMAZING. I have been dreading this class! I am a 35 year old returning college student with no chemistry experience, and you have made this SO easy to understand the material! Since you came into my life I am an A chemistry student! Keep doing what you do!!

  • @kRaf76
    @kRaf76 2 года назад

    This really catered to my learning style. 9 years later, thanks for the video brotha!

  • @ellasfunworld22
    @ellasfunworld22 7 лет назад

    FINALLY....now THIS makes sense!!!!! I am being taught Con/Fac by a professor with a PhD....he could not explain it so that I understood WHY I am doing WHAT I am doing!!! Ok, it's official, you're my tutor from now on! Thank you sooooo much for your help, it means a lot to so many of us!!

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    @tarrant888 8 лет назад

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    @cassandraramsey3708 3 года назад

    you literally answer every question a student may have or ever wondered

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    @lilyfarseer7658 5 лет назад

    You earned me a 51 on my test. Just FYI, I was going to bomb out at maybe a 2 without you. You brought my understanding up a lot! Thank you for these videos, all these years later.

  • @MashaCiampittiello
    @MashaCiampittiello Месяц назад

    The best thing is like the relationship between the two units - if one is smaller or bigger than the other. Amazing!

  • @PublicSpeaking202
    @PublicSpeaking202 8 лет назад +1

    I have watched your other converting unit videos and I am more comfortable with doing it then before. By the time I got to this video I was extremely burnt out BUT I loved that you took the time to explain why this method is helpful and useful. In my Principles of Chemistry it doesn't explain why and when it tells us how it is just to difficult to grasp. So thank you for this video!

  • @wakeg40
    @wakeg40 4 года назад

    Dude THANKYOU! I’m 39 years old and I’m just now understanding why I can cancel things out! Always had this weird mental block!

  • @donnam5733
    @donnam5733 12 лет назад

    Your videos have saved me this semester! THANK YOU for taking the time to teach other people!!! I am so grateful to have found your videos. First time back in school in a long time and taking chemistry, i forgot all the math. SO THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @whitewolf152
    @whitewolf152 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thnak you so much! You made this topic sound so easy, and it made me realise how easy it actaully was instead of overthinking it. Awesome lesson!

  • @treehugginmama
    @treehugginmama 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for doing this in a conversational way and addressing the logic. I teach adult learners who are also English language learners, and I can't wait to show this to them :)

  • @tesstommasi1317
    @tesstommasi1317 9 лет назад

    You are so helpful!!!!! I'm finding myself coming to you every day after Chemistry class now to see how you explain things.

  • @racheljones9644
    @racheljones9644 9 лет назад

    I am so glad I found your channel! You are so clear and concise! Thank you so much for making these videos!

  • @mommaria1968
    @mommaria1968 3 года назад

    As soon as you said: 'I hate conversions...' I was hooked! You the man!

  • @janethuot2359
    @janethuot2359 4 года назад

    I’m so thankful that I’m crying. I’m doing prerequisites and I understood it the first time my instructor explained it. But then now I’m lost. Thank you!!!! ❤️

  • @anag6273
    @anag6273 9 лет назад +1

    Thanks that helped a bunch! I love how well you put it, very easy to understand and straight forward!

  • @SurfingEagleTV
    @SurfingEagleTV 6 лет назад

    OMG didn't even watch the entire video yet but was compelled to write a comment bc I feel like your speaking directly to me. I need to understand what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. I need to understand what the questions are asking me to do and feel confident that I know what I'm doing. Besides the just mentioned, my main issue is setting up the equation in the way that I'll get the correct answer. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH can't wait to finish watching your videos!

  • @cupotea04
    @cupotea04 2 года назад +1

    Tyler Dewitt is literally carrying me through chemistry this semester. Wish all teachers had this tremendous gift.

    • @Drforeverok
      @Drforeverok 2 года назад

      Seriously. Its as if they cant relate at all to struggling students

  • @TOTA361
    @TOTA361 8 лет назад +2

    Thank you soooooooooo much!!!!! seriously you saved my life. your explanations were so easy and clear to understand. Nothing or anybody have been able to explain this to me for the past 3 weeks and finally tonight I came across your videos and yes!! i did it!!!
    Khan Academy needs to get some ideas from you. :)

  • @cindycook1735
    @cindycook1735 11 лет назад

    You make learning fun again. Nobody can explain this stuff the way you do. We are so lucky for your help. Thank you so much!

  • @heavendoors2045
    @heavendoors2045 7 лет назад

    I thank God for you. I am making efforts to get into a University. I have to pass tests to be considered enrolled in their degree program. Thank you for "truly and honestly" teaching throughoughly for my understanding. God bless you Tyler!

  • @Brian_Moser1118
    @Brian_Moser1118 3 года назад

    I am starting from absolute zero chemistry knowledge and i understood this 3 mins in !! this guy is brilliant

  • @ipodluvr21
    @ipodluvr21 10 лет назад +1

    You saved my life. Literally. Thank you so much!!! You're such a great teacher!!!!

  • @alexandriatutores6262
    @alexandriatutores6262 2 года назад +1

    I hated conversion factors.... until this video. Im looking forward to meet my students with my new sense of reasoning and love for CF!

  • @MC-cl7xp
    @MC-cl7xp 4 года назад +2

    conversion factors + coronapocalypse = gnashing of teeth and wailing

  • @malakutwaru7943
    @malakutwaru7943 9 лет назад

    you are making conversions and significant figures so easy to understand! Thank you for doing this!

  • @sarahclementine1414
    @sarahclementine1414 8 лет назад +1

    I love these videos! They are really helping me with chemistry stuff, thanks a bunch.

  • @nekorinnya7931
    @nekorinnya7931 9 лет назад +2

    Thanks you so much! It helped me to review for my conversion of units test! I forgot how so I watched this video and it helped me remember how to convert units! Thanks again!

  • @Amy-pe2et
    @Amy-pe2et 5 лет назад

    You are the Guru Tyler🙏😹. I’ve watched your other chemistry problems and never had I felt it so easy before . Thank you so much .

  • @MultiKathy
    @MultiKathy 11 лет назад

    Your videos are nice! I am a Physics teacher and I use conversion factors to teach. It's convenient for cancelling units and for them to easily identify 'big' from 'small' units, but understanding conversion without the conversion factors for them is quite refreshing too, Thank you very much. Even your "Hey science teachers -- make it fun" video is nice. Keep up the spirit, you're inspiring us!

  • @toasterspoon5000
    @toasterspoon5000 8 лет назад

    My Chem instructor has an accent and talks fast.. so all your videos are great in addition to reading my text books and trying to understand my notes from class lectures.. Thank Tyler for taking the time in making and uploading. Liked and Subed

  • @ptubbzz
    @ptubbzz 10 лет назад

    Thank you so much. I have felt the same way. Just doing the conversions without understanding why. Your explanation makes sense. Thanks.

  • @mallorymarie1141
    @mallorymarie1141 6 месяцев назад +1

    Amen! You put that into perspective. I’m currently taking chemistry in college and although I understand it. I often ask why? Or how?? Love this. Thank you

  • @hcadambi1
    @hcadambi1 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic video!.
    This is a great tool for my online students.
    Thanks for sharing for the love for teaching.
    You will be a great instructor.

  • @cairoprice8878
    @cairoprice8878 6 лет назад

    SUPERHELPFUL BRO, ive always just thought through this kinda problem, now my uni require it to be displayed as you do! very helpfull stuff

  • @troyturner2002
    @troyturner2002 11 лет назад

    Tyler, you do such an amazing job with your videos. You have truly made a connection we me to which I understand chemistry so much more. I must have seen every video of yours in regards to chem, and these really helped pull me thorugh the semester. You have a good thing going, and I hope you remian inspired to teach.

  • @murk5529
    @murk5529 9 лет назад

    I have struggled with these for a long while. This made perfect sense, thank you! :)

  • @milagromolina990
    @milagromolina990 8 лет назад

    Can't believe this. You are so much better than my professor at explaining this topic. Thank you sooo much. This was really helpful.

  • @Sanjay-yd1jq
    @Sanjay-yd1jq 9 лет назад

    I took my ptcb exam yesterday and pass. I love videos like these they are a blessing.

  • @ricardog2271
    @ricardog2271 6 лет назад

    Thank you so much for this. I was not understanding this at all. Your explanation made all the difference.

  • @rachelasmr5617
    @rachelasmr5617 7 лет назад +1

    Wow! You are absolutely amazing!!! I love the way you explain things

  • @dianacarter7266
    @dianacarter7266 7 лет назад

    This video is awesome I just want to thank you for taking the time out to create it, it really did help. It me helped actually understand the conversion factoring, my teacher just started us off with big problems without even explaining first; but anyways I just want to say thanks for breaking it down it really helped.

  • @arzezahcharles
    @arzezahcharles 9 лет назад +8

    I love the way you teach. Keep up the good work.

  • @pjnick8936
    @pjnick8936 11 лет назад

    You rock. I have an A in college algebra but this stuff has thrown me for a loop. I didn't know why until now. I was missing the why in it all. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

  • @chasitymarie7405
    @chasitymarie7405 Год назад +1

    This video was very helpful in helping me understanding conversion factors. I seriously hate them but atleast now it makes sense.

  • @sharondavis3535
    @sharondavis3535 6 лет назад

    A comprehensive aprroach..finally that addresses the real problem of not seeing relationships. Great teacher!

  • @danny198734
    @danny198734 11 лет назад +1

    keep making them videos man, i love how you explain every single thing :D

  • @whitneymitchell1836
    @whitneymitchell1836 10 лет назад +2

    OMG! Tyler just saved my "Chemistry" Life!

  • @alyssaallenbaugh9524
    @alyssaallenbaugh9524 8 лет назад

    Your videos are so helpful; especially since I forgot my chemistry text book at school but I have a test tomorrow.

  • @Archer-bc6cv
    @Archer-bc6cv 5 лет назад

    I honestly read this title as “understanding conversations with conversion factors” for like 30 seconds and was so confused as to why there was a video about some guy having a conversation with so me conversion factors

  • @meganhenry5795
    @meganhenry5795 7 лет назад

    Duuuudeee! Thank you Tyler! I'm taking chemistry right now and this is my struggle because I have no idea why I'm converting. My mind blanks halfway through the problem.

  • @bigfatbongizzy
    @bigfatbongizzy 11 лет назад

    Thank you thank you thank you!! I've been freaking out for weeks not understanding this and now I get it! You are awesome!!

  • @arpinemanukyan9458
    @arpinemanukyan9458 11 лет назад

    Thank you for the detailed explanation, I did it without understanding what I was doing. Now it makes much sense to me. Thank you so much!!!!!!

  • @HanonEXE
    @HanonEXE 10 лет назад

    Dude thank you so much you just made conversions so much easier for my chem test tomorrow!

  • @maripaznaranjo8722
    @maripaznaranjo8722 8 лет назад

    Thank you so much for this videos, I have a really good teacher yet sometimes i don't remember his explanation when i am at home studying or doing homework. It is easy for me to understand but it is harder for some of my classmates so i shared your videos with them and they have been so thankful so yea what i wanted to say is thank you so much for making this videos even though you made this three years ago yet it is still super helpful :)

  • @whiteliketar
    @whiteliketar 11 лет назад

    Always always a great teacher. One of the best guys on the Internet.

  • @Luve2be
    @Luve2be 2 месяца назад

    Im in love with your teaching... Thank u sir❤

  • @johnevans3892
    @johnevans3892 6 лет назад

    Wish I would have found you at the beginning of my semister. Great job

  • @nicolehart7884
    @nicolehart7884 8 лет назад +1

    You are soooo helpful! I'm so glad I found your account!!!

  • @denissemejia101
    @denissemejia101 2 года назад

    you are the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest!!!!! you've helped me in the past but this semester I will focus on your way of teaching for chem 1 and pre cal :(
    thank you!!!!

  • @saulaguilar9305
    @saulaguilar9305 9 лет назад

    thanks you just explain me what i din't leran in the whole semester keep doing what you are doing

  • @Marceldbd
    @Marceldbd 5 лет назад +1

    You got me the highest grade in my chem class , professor said I was his best student... That's all you Tyler

  • @metallicaandchimaira
    @metallicaandchimaira 9 лет назад +1

    You teach better than the professor at the university I go to. Thanks a lot man. I understand it now!

  • @delyvisana
    @delyvisana 7 лет назад

    Thanks Tyler. You have got it so right. Thank you for telling me why I cancel. It sounds basic but I need to understand why I am doing something. Thank goodness somebody understands we are not robots. Keep up the good work.

  • @mniiiix
    @mniiiix 7 лет назад

    Love this guy! He helped me pass my Sig Fig test! 😊

  • @ProfoundWisdom602
    @ProfoundWisdom602 8 лет назад

    Dude thank you so much. my understanding for it was a lot easier than in class. I really appreciate this video man.

  • @salimwxrld
    @salimwxrld 8 лет назад +2

    Im a freshman in my class and thee way my teacher was explaining this to me made no sense but watching this video opened a lightbulb

  • @seanwaters9854
    @seanwaters9854 6 лет назад

    bruh you just saved my whole grade. youre the man.

  • @giseleg.3991
    @giseleg.3991 4 года назад +1

    You are a great teacher! It makes sense now! Thank you so very much : D

  • @hollyromein3196
    @hollyromein3196 10 лет назад

    Very helpful :D I've been dodging these for so long but I finally came to a point in my studies where I would need to learn them :P Thanks a lot. :)

  • @jaylahtate461
    @jaylahtate461 5 лет назад

    I couldn’t understand anything in my chem 305 college class until i found your page MHMMMMM THANK YOU !!

  • @blenyohannes9691
    @blenyohannes9691 6 лет назад

    You need to by my college professor! Im taking CHM this semester, and it's been alright but there are a lot of hard topics! Thanks and this made more sense.

  • @CJ-fh5xq
    @CJ-fh5xq 8 лет назад

    Thanks so man. Day 3 in Chemistry 101 in college and Im lost. These videos helped me out so much!!!!!

  • @andreagriffin6834
    @andreagriffin6834 4 года назад

    crying tonight!!!! this totally helped. thank you so much

  • @NuminousChild
    @NuminousChild 6 лет назад

    This is what i was afraid of on my upcoming test. Thank you so much for the explanation

  • @nyarmhamad924
    @nyarmhamad924 4 года назад

    You are amazing to teach students and explain things, thank you so much

  • @nick-sf1jt
    @nick-sf1jt 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks! I was struggling with conversions.

  • @seventeeone
    @seventeeone 11 лет назад

    Your videos are so helpful, thank you!!

  • @LaEspriella
    @LaEspriella 10 лет назад +43

    Why students have no idea, well in many cases is because teachers don't know how to explain!!!! lol you are good though
    My math teacher is a very nice lady but gosh she barely explains, she tushes all over and jumps all over, and is hard to understand like that. I am a slow learner, meaning I need to take time to understand each part and why I am doing what I am doing, then I can put all the pieces together to complete the puzzle and get the answer.
    thanks!

  • @briannasullivan3694
    @briannasullivan3694 8 лет назад

    Honestly helped me a lot. THANK YOU! And thanks for part 2:)

  • @hortonsstuff6948
    @hortonsstuff6948 3 года назад

    He is teaching the proper way normally teacher teach to pass a test and that is why you don't remember alot even a few weeks after a test