Measurements and experimentations

This is collaborative workspace wiki for the Physics Laboratory Course TI00AA15-2007, Spring 2013. We are going to create and modify these pages in small groups during this course. In addition to that, you are asked to keep a personal blog of your learning outcomes during the course. Together, this wiki, your blog and acitivity on the course creates the basis of your grading. I'll give more instructions during the first lectures.

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1. Scientific Notation, data analysis and Experimental error
   1. Numerical precision
      1. Scientific notation
      2. Significant figures
   2. Statistics
      1. Introduction to statistics
      2. Mean
      3. Variance and standard deviation
      4. Skewness and higher moments
   3. The normal or Gaussian distribution
   4. Sources of error
      1. Systematic error and accuracy
      2. Random error and precision
   5. Error propagation
   6. Parameters estimates and confidence intervals
   7. Exercises
      1. Precision calculations
      2. Mean, standard deviations and variance
      3. Linear least-square estimates of slope and intercept
      4. Error calculations
2. Graphical and tabular data presentation
   1. Formatting two dimensional graphics
      1. Histograms and bar graphs
      2. Line graphs
      3. Scatterplots
   2. Labels
   3. Error bars
   4. Exercises
3. Electrical circuits and measurements
   1. Standards and units
   2. Elementary circuit elements
      1. Resistors
      2. Inductors
      3. Capacitors
   3. Elementary circuit principles
      1. Circuit analysis
      2. Current relationships
      3. Voltage relationships
   4. Elementary measurements
   5. Nonlinear and composite elements
      1. Diodes
      2. Signal amplifiers
      3. Filters
   6. Voltage and current measurement in simple circuits
   7. Inductors and capacitors in AC circuits
4. Computer assisted data acquisition
   1. Analog signal processing
      1. Signal waveforms
      2. Voltage and current signal systems
      3. Filtering
      4. Bridge circuits
   2. Digitization
      1. Number of bits or resolution
      2. Sampling rate
   3. Common artifacts from improper digitization
5. Measurements of linear dimension
   1. Units and standards
   2. Instrumentation
6. Time measurements
   1. Human reaction times
      1. Dropping metere stick exercise
      2. Flashing light exercise
   2. Clock history and mechanisms
7. Force, torque and pressure measurements
   1. Units and standards
   2. Interference of mass from weight
   3. Strain or deflection measurements
8. Pressure measurements
9. Temperature measurements
10. Dynamic measurements and controls