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ME 170b: Experimental Techniques
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Winter 2024

Instructor: Jonathan Realmuto
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
jrealmut@ucr.edu
Teaching Assistant: Xinping Shi
xinping.shi@email.ucr.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
or during lab (TA)
Lecture: F 2:00-3:50pm
Winston Chung Hall 143
Labs: Section 1: M/W 9:00-11:50am
Section 2: T/TH 10:00-12:50pm
Bourns Hall, B140
Book: An introduction to error analysis
John R. Taylor
Links: Syllabus
Lab Report Rubric

Lab handouts, lab group assignments, and sample lab reports can be found in Canvas under the 'Files' tab.




Tentative Schedule
Week Date Topic Reading Lecture Notes Homework
1
  • 1/12
  • Course overview and Intro to error analysis
  • Ch.1
2
  • 1/19
  • Uncertainties
  • Ch.2
3
  • 1/26
  • Uncertainty Propagation
  • Ch.3
4
  • 2/2
  • Statistical Analysis / Normal Distribution / Review
  • Ch.4/5
5
  • 2/9
  • Exam 1
6
  • 2/16
  • Normal Distribution
  • Ch.5
7
  • 2/23
  • -
  • -
8
  • 3/1
  • Rejection of data / Weighted averages
  • Ch.6/7
9
  • 3/9
  • Least Squares / Covariance and correlation
  • Ch.8/9
10
  • 3/16
  • Review
11
  • 3/19
  • Exam 2
    3-6pm, online