704990 Introduction to Measurement and Data Analysis

summer semester 2017 | Last update: 26.05.2017 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Department of Experimental Physics

Instructor:

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Grimm, +43 512 507 4761, +43 512 507 52410

Course number:

704990

Title:

Introduction to Measurement and Data Analysis

Type/hours:

VO 1

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Basic understanding and ability to apply elementary methods of data analysis.

Contents:

Measurement results and their interpretation in terms of probabilities
Sources of uncertainties and error propagation
Statistical significance: Discovery or just an accidental result?
Data reduction: extraction of specific quantities from large data sets
Fitting of functions to experimental data
Linear regression
What exactly is the fit program doing?
chi^2 as central quantity
Correlation of fit parameters
Hypothesis testing: Does my model really describe the data?

Methods:

Lecture with practical examples and exercises.

Assessment:

Final examination in one event (oral or written, depending on number of participants).

Literature:

Measurements and their Uncertainties, Ifan G. Hughes and Thomas P. A. Hase (Oxford University Press).

Prerequisites:

No formal requirements, but lecture is only suited for students, who are already doing the basic lab course.

Remarks:

Highly recommended for students in the 4th semester, parallel to the basic lab course (GP1 and GP2). Lecture is also well suited as preparation for the advanced lab course (FP1).

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4130635856

Start:

22.03.2017

Course allocation

Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics

Bachelor's Programme Physics according to the Curriculum 2007 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)

Elective Module 4: Interdisciplinary Competences I (5 ECTS-Credits)

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Wed 2017-03-22	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-03-29	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-05-03	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-05-10	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-05-17	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-05-24	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-05-31	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-06-14	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-06-21	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Wed 2017-06-28	13.15 - 15.00	HS 11 HS 11	Barrier-free
Mon 2017-10-09	16.00 - 18.00	HSB 3 HSB 3	Barrier-free	2. Prüfung