PHYS 4211 Spring 2002
Data Reduction and Error Analysis Assignments
Last edit: 9 Jan '02
- Measurement Uncertainties
- Read
Bevington, chap. 1.
- Do problems 1.4 and 1.7, pp. 15-16. A
calculator will be helpful.
- Evaluate the combinations:
(62),
(84), (97)
.
- Under the assumption that the lock on lab 1 requires 3
different buttons to be pushed in succession, how many unique
combinations does this lock have? (Note that the digits range only
from 1-5.)
- Due 8 Mar '02 6:00pm.
- Probability Distributions
- Read Bevington, chap. 2, pp. 17-35.
- Do problems 2.3, 2.7, 2.13, 2.14, pp. 35-36.
- Due 22 Mar '02 6:00pm.
- Error Analysis
- Read Bevington, chap 3. pp. 38-50.
- Do problems 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.10, pp. 50-52.
- Due 29 Mar '02, 6:00pm.
- Estimates of Means and Errors
- Read Bevington, chap. 4, pp. 53-72.
- Do problems 4.2, 4.5, 4.8, 4.10. (Use a calculator.)
- Due 5 Apr '02, 6:00pm.
- Monte Carlo Techniques
- Read Bevington, chap. 5, pp. 75-93.
- Do problems 5.2, 5.5, 5.9.
- Due 12 Apr '02, 6:00pm.
- Least Squares Fit to a Straight Line
- Read Bevington, chap. 6, pp. 96-114.
- Do problems 6.2, 6.5, p. 114.
- Due 19 Apr '02, 6:00pm.