[mg85069] Re: Converting Radians into Degrees into Mathematica 6.01

[Szabolcs Horvát <szhorvat at gmail.com>]

Lea Rebanks wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I trying to Convert Radians into Degrees .
> I really want the output value in unit degrees for further calculations.
> 
> I have tried this with no luck
> 
> Convert[0.36*Radian, Degree]
> 
> UnitsWrapper[20.626480624709636*Degree]
> 
> 
> I looked on the Math Group Archive & came across various Units Package, but
> still can not get it to work.

This is because Degree is a built-in constant (a number, just like Pi 
and E) in Mathematica.

In spite of this, they have included Degree in the Units package, which 
IMO wasn't a very wise decision ...

This is the unfortunate consequence:

In[1]:= << Units`

In[2]:= 12.0 Degree (* Degree is a number like Pi *)
Out[2]= 0.20944

In[3]:= Convert[0.36 Radian, Degree]
Out[3]= 0.36

In[4]:= Convert[36/100 Radian, Degree]
Out[4]= (324 Degree)/(5 Pi)

Szabolcs