ENGPHYS 3L04 - Engineering Metrology

4 unit(s)

Introductory statistics for engineering, error analysis of experimental data, data visualization and curve fitting, hypothesis testing and making decisions, ANOVA, sensors for engineering measurements, noise and interference, instrument response and uncertainty, reliability, and selected topics in state-of-the-art technologies. Measurements include electromagnetic quantities, force, acceleration, angle, pressure, fluid flow, temperature, light, quantum metrology, and nuclear instruments.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours) every other week, one tutorial; winter term
Prerequisite(s): Credit or registration in ENGPHYS 2A04, 2CD4, 2E04, and 2P04, and MATH 2Z03, 2ZZ3