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ME 170b: Experimental Techniques
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Winter 2023

Instructor: Jonathan Realmuto
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
jrealmut@ucr.edu
Teaching Assistant: Nima Tabibian
ntabi002@ucr.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 1-2pm Bourns A325
during lab (TA)
or by appointment
Lecture: F 2:00-3:50pm
Olmsted, Room 143
Labs: Section 1: M/W 9:00-11:50am
Section 2: T/TH 9:00-11:50am
Bourns Hall, B164
Book: An introduction to error analysis
John R. Taylor
Links: Syllabus
Lab Groups
Lab Schedule
Lab Report Rubric

Labs can be found in Canvas under the 'Files' tab.
Sample Lab Reports can also be found in Canvas under the 'Files' tab.




Tentative Schedule
Week Date Topic Reading Lecture Notes Homework
1
  • 1/13
  • Course overview and Intro to error analysis
  • Ch.1
2
  • 1/20
    Uncertainty
  • Ch.2
3
  • 1/27
  • Uncertainty Propagation
  • Ch.3
4
  • 2/3
  • Statistical analysis
  • Ch.4
5
  • 2/10
  • Exam Review
6
  • 2/17
  • Exam 1
  •  
7
  • 2/24
  • The normal distribution
  • Ch.5
8
  • 3/3
  • Rejection of data / Weighted Averages / Least Squares
  • Ch.6/7/8
9
  • 3/10
  • Covariance and Correlation
  • Ch.9
10
  • 3/17
  • Review