At the end of the course student can
- Set up a scheme for measuring a physical quantity based on an understanding of the underlying physical theory.
- Identify and quantify sources of measurement error in both the practical measurements and in the underlying theory.
- Correctly propagate measurement uncertainties in a physical model.
- Think of ways to improve measurement accuracy and/or precision based on an understanding of the important error sources.
- Systematically document scheme/measurements and present the results according to scientific standards.
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The course covers the basics of physical measurement and error analysis. The emphasis will be on understanding practical and theoretical aspects of a measurement scheme to improve the accuracy and precision of measurements performed with that scheme. A lab challenge will be combined with theoretical exercises to cover both practical and theoretical aspects of measurement and error analysis. Lectures will be given to introduce basic ideas/techniques and to discuss a few interesting measurement cases. The course further introduces basic skills in the sciences, such as systematically documenting an experiment in a journal and presenting measurements according to scientific standards.
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