L. Kirkup (Sydney University of Technology), R. B. Frenkel (Sydney National Measurement Institute)

An Introduction to Uncertainty in Measurement Using the Gum

Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement

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Produktbeschreibung

An introduction to international guidelines for calculating and expressing uncertainty (the GUM) for students and professionals in science and engineering. Emphasising the role of uncertainty in scientific and 'everyday' contexts, worked examples, case studies and exercises are spread throughout the text. Online resources support the book at www.cambridge.org/9780521605793.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780521605793
• ISBN-10: 0521605792
• Artikelnr.: 20807234

Autorenporträt

Les Kirkup is Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Advanced Materials, University of Technology, Sydney. A dedicated lecturer, many of his educational developments have focused on enhancing the laboratory experience of undergraduate students. In May 2011, he was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council National Teaching Fellowship.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. The importance of uncertainty in science and technology; 2. Measurement fundamentals; 3. Terms used in measurement; 4. Introduction to uncertainty in measurement; 5. Some statistical concepts; 6. Systematic errors; 7. Calculation of uncertainties; 8. Probability density, the Gaussian distribution and the Central Limit Theorem; 9. Sampling a Gaussian distribution; 10. The t-distribution, and the Welch-Satterthwaite formula; 11. Case studies in measurement uncertainty; Appendices; References; Index.

Rezensionen

'... although it has plenty of equations and some discussions of complex issues, it is a remarkably readable text. I wish that the textbooks that I was required to buy at university were half as understandable. If you start at the beginning with a Granny Smith apple and a cup of tea, you will probably find that the cup is empty and the apple core brown before you put this book down ... there is some maths ... but if you are not maths-literate and think there is nothing in them for you, you are wrong ... I find that I can truthfully recommend this book to anyone with a serious interest in measurement and uncertainties, whether they are beginner or an old hand.' Jeffrey Tapping