ECE 498 LG - Principles of Experimental Research

Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010
Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
LG LEC 1100 - 1150 M W F   241 Everitt Lab  Lynford Goddard

Web Page http://courses.ece.uiuc.edu/ece498/lg
Official Description Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in electrical and computer engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.
Hours 0 to 4 hours.
Course Prerequisites Credit in ECE 313
Course Directors Lynford L Goddard
Description Principles of Experimental Research is an interdisciplinary course designed for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduates. The course focuses on: (1) design of experiments, (2) prevalent experimental techniques, (3) data organization, analysis, and presentation techniques, and (4) scientific computing languages and software. The main course objective is for students to develop the basic skills needed for pursuing a career or an advanced degree involving experimental research.
Texts
  1. Principles of Experimental Research Course Packet, F&S Printing Department, 2008.
  2. Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences by Philip R. Bevington and D. Keith Robinson (publisher: McGraw-Hill), 3rd edition, 2003.
  3. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, available free of charge online at: http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/