// units // load math.js (using node.js) const math = require('..') // units can be created by providing a value and unit name, or by providing // a string with a valued unit. console.log('create units') const a = math.unit(45, 'cm') const b = math.unit('0.1m') print(a) // 45 cm print(b) // 0.1 m console.log() // units can be added, subtracted, and multiplied or divided by numbers and by other units console.log('perform operations') print(math.add(a, b)) // 55 cm print(math.multiply(b, 2)) // 0.2 m print(math.divide(math.unit('1 m'), math.unit('1 s'))) // 1 m / s print(math.pow(math.unit('12 in'), 3)) // 1728 in^3 console.log() // units can be converted to a specific type, or to a number console.log('convert to another type or to a number') print(b.to('cm')) // 10 cm Alternatively: math.to(b, 'cm') print(math.to(b, 'inch')) // 3.9370078740157 inch print(b.toNumber('cm')) // 10 print(math.number(b, 'cm')) // 10 console.log() // the expression parser supports units too console.log('parse expressions') print(math.evaluate('2 inch to cm')) // 5.08 cm print(math.evaluate('cos(45 deg)')) // 0.70710678118655 print(math.evaluate('90 km/h to m/s')) // 25 m / s console.log() // convert a unit to a number // A second parameter with the unit for the exported number must be provided print(math.evaluate('number(5 cm, mm)')) // number, 50 console.log() // simplify units console.log('simplify units') print(math.evaluate('100000 N / m^2')) // 100 kPa print(math.evaluate('9.81 m/s^2 * 100 kg * 40 m')) // 39.24 kJ console.log() // example engineering calculations console.log('compute molar volume of ideal gas at 65 Fahrenheit, 14.7 psi in L/mol') const Rg = math.unit('8.314 N m / (mol K)') const T = math.unit('65 degF') const P = math.unit('14.7 psi') const v = math.divide(math.multiply(Rg, T), P) console.log('gas constant (Rg) = ', format(Rg)) console.log('P = ' + format(P)) console.log('T = ' + format(T)) console.log('v = Rg * T / P = ' + format(math.to(v, 'L/mol'))) // 23.910432393453 L / mol console.log() console.log('compute speed of fluid flowing out of hole in a container') const g = math.unit('9.81 m / s^2') const h = math.unit('1 m') const v2 = math.pow(math.multiply(2, math.multiply(g, h)), 0.5) // Can also use math.sqrt console.log('g = ' + format(g)) console.log('h = ' + format(h)) console.log('v = (2 g h) ^ 0.5 = ' + format(v2)) // 4.42944691807 m / s console.log() console.log('electrical power consumption:') const expr1 = '460 V * 20 A * 30 days to kWh' console.log(expr1 + ' = ' + math.evaluate(expr1)) // 6624 kWh console.log() console.log('circuit design:') const expr2 = '24 V / (6 mA)' console.log(expr2 + ' = ' + math.evaluate(expr2)) // 4 kohm console.log() console.log('operations on arrays:') const B = math.evaluate('[1, 0, 0] T') const v3 = math.evaluate('[0, 1, 0] m/s') const q = math.evaluate('1 C') const F = math.multiply(q, math.cross(v3, B)) console.log('B (magnetic field strength) = ' + format(B)) // [1 T, 0 T, 0 T] console.log('v (particle velocity) = ' + format(v3)) // [0 m / s, 1 m / s, 0 m / s] console.log('q (particle charge) = ' + format(q)) // 1 C console.log('F (force) = q (v cross B) = ' + format(F)) // [0 N, 0 N, -1 N] /** * Helper function to output a value in the console. Value will be formatted. * @param {*} value */ function print (value) { console.log(format(value)) } /** * Helper function to format an output a value. * @param {*} value * @return {string} Returns the formatted value */ function format (value) { const precision = 14 return math.format(value, precision) }