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9780133032987

Experimentation An Introduction to Measurement Theory and Experiment Design

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  • ISBN13:

    9780133032987

  • ISBN10:

    0133032981

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-07-13
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley

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A supplement to all introductory physics courses which have a strong lab component. The ever-increasing use of the computer as a tool for data analysis and acquisition has not eliminated the need for a grounding, sound experimentation design, Baird continues to emphasize the fundamentals of experimentation with added consideration for the power of new technology.

Table of Contents

1. Approach to Laboratory Work.
2. Measurement and Uncertainty.
3. Statistics of Observation.
4. Scientific Thinking and Experimenting.
5. Experiment Design.
6. Experiment Evaluation.
7. Writing Scientific Reports.
Appendix 1. Mathematical Properties of the Gaussian or Normal Distribution.
Appendix 2. The Principle of Least Squares.
Appendix 3. Difference Tables an the Calculus of Finite Differences.
Appendix 4. Specimen Experiment.
Bibliography.
Answers to Problems.
Index.

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