// units // load math.js var math = require('../index'); /** * Helper function to output a value in the console. Value will be formatted. * @param {*} value */ function print (value) { var precision = 14; console.log(math.format(value, precision)); } // units can be created by providing a value and unit name, or by providing // a string with a valued unit. console.log('create units'); var a = math.unit(45, 'cm'); var b = math.unit('0.1m'); print(a); // 450 mm print(b); // 100 mm 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)); // 0.55 m print(math.multiply(b, 2)); // 200 mm 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')); // 3.937 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.eval('2 inch to cm')); // 5.08 cm print(math.eval('cos(45 deg)')); // 0.70711 print(math.eval('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.eval('number(5 cm, mm)')); // number, 50 console.log(); // simplify units console.log('simplify units'); print(math.eval('100000 N / m^2')); // 100 kPa print(math.eval('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 C, 14.7 psi in L/mol'); var Rg = math.unit('8.314 N m / mol K'); var P = math.unit('14.7 psi'); var T = math.unit('65 degF'); var v = math.divide(math.multiply(Rg, T), P); console.log('gas constant (Rg) = '); print(Rg); console.log('P = '); print(P); console.log('T = '); print(T); console.log('v = Rg * T / P ='); print(math.to(v, 'L/mol')); console.log(); console.log('compute speed of fluid flowing out of hole in a container'); var g = math.unit('9.81 m / s^2'); var h = math.unit('1 m'); console.log('g = '); var v = math.pow(math.multiply(2, math.multiply(g, h)), 0.5); print(g); console.log('h = '); print(h); console.log('v = (2 g h) ^ 0.5 ='); print(v);