Course Notes, MAE 334

Class No.	Date		Topic	Reading (3rd Edition)	Homework
1	Wed	2-Sep	Introduction, Course Syllabus	1.1-1.3
2	Fri	4-Sep	Calibration	1.4-1.5	1.4-6, 9-22, 25, 33, 34
3	Wed	9-Sep	Signal Characteristics, Problem 2.3.xls, Quantization Tab of ADC_Simulation.xls	2.2, Lab1 handout	2.2, 2.3, 2.8 - 2.10, Lab 1 homework
4	Fri	11-Sep	Review & Lab Introduction by Dr. Mayne, Zero & First Order Systems	3.1-3.3	3.1-10, 18, 29
5	Wed	16-Sep	First Order Systems, First Order Sensor Response Spreadsheet, Dynamic Calibration Spreadsheet	3.1-3.3	3.1-10, 18, 29
6	Fri	18-Sep	Linear Regression, Excel LINEST Help	4.6-4.8	4.32-35
7	Wed	23-Sep	Temperature Measurement	Chapter 8, Lab 2 Handout	8.8-17
8	Fri	25-Sep	Lab 2 Introduction and Review, Dynamic Signal Acquistion, A/D conversion, ADC_Architectures, Digital Data Storage, BinaryRepresentation.xls^[1] ADC_Simulation.xls^[2] Current Sensor & Converter Hardware	8.1-8.5 Appendix A	8.7,-14 7.1, 7.2, 7.4
9	Wed	30-Sep	Infinite Statistics, Normal Distribution Function Excel Sheet	4.1-4.3	4.1-3, 6-18, 19, 21, 24-26, 30, 31
10	Fri	2-Oct	Finite Statistics, Excel Example	4.4-4.5	4.1-3, 6-18, 19, 21, 24-26, 30, 31, 36-38
11	Wed	7-Oct	Second Order Systems, Second Order Systems Excel Demo	3.3, 9.5, Lab 3 Handout	3.16, 20, 25, 26, 27
12	Fri	9-Oct	Second Order Systems, Second Order Systems Excel Demo, Lab 3 Review	3.3, 9.5	3.16, 20, 25, 26, 27
13	Wed	14-Oct	Pressure Measurement, Second Order Systems Demo	9.1-9.5	9.1, 2, 6, 7, 16, 19, 20, 26, 28
14	Fri	16-Oct	Fourier Transform and Time Series Analysis, Excel Example	2.4-6	2.14, 31, 2.14.xlsx, 2.14.xls
15	Wed	21-Oct	Fourier Transform and Time Series Analysis, Excel Example, Discrete Fourier Transform Parameters	2.4-6, 7.1-2	2.14, 31, 2.14.xlsx, 2.14.xls
16	Fri	23-Oct	Transfer Functions, Lab 4 Introduction	3.4-6	3.1-10, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29
17	Wed	28-Oct	Transfer Functions, Lab 4 Transfer Functions and Spectral Analysis	3.4-6	3.1-10, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29
18	Fri	30-Oct	Midterm Exam Review, Use of Computers for Data Acquisition and Processing	'05-Test, '05-Key, '03-Key, '03-Test, '06-Test, '06-Key, Quiz_1-5_2008	'01 Review ', 02-Key, '02-Test, '01-Key, '01-Test
19	Wed	4-Nov	Midterm Exam	'07-Test, '07-Key Quiz 1, 2, 3, 4	'08 Keys, 1, 2, 3, 4
20	Fri	6-Nov	Uncertainty Analysis, Lab 5 Introduction	5.1-5.5	5.5-10
21	Wed	11-Nov	Error Propagation	5.6-9	5.38 42
22	Fri	13-Nov	Analog Electrical Measurements, Last day (by 11 p.m.) to "resign" a Fall 2008 course with a grade of "R"	6.1-6.4	6.5
23	Wed	18-Nov	Loading, VoltageDividerCircuitError.xls	6.5	6.3
24	Fri	20-Nov	Position Measurement	12.1-12.3	12.1
25	Wed	25-Nov	Thanksgiving - No Class
26	Fri	27-Nov	Thanksgiving - No Class
27	Wed	2-Dec	Operational Amplifiers, Electronics Experiments	6.6	Chapter 6
28	Fri	4-Dec	Filters, ButterworthFilterMagnitude.xls, FilterDesign.xls, 5-Minute Filter University, Low-Pass Filter Java Tool, High-Pass Filter Java Tool	6.7-6.10	6.16, 25-6
29	Wed	9-Dec	Current Sensor Technology, Sensor Magazine
30	Fri	11-Dec	Review Class	Tests 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 2007 Quizzes 6, 7, 8, 2008 Quizzes 6-10	Keys '01, '02, '03, '05, '06, '07, '08 Quizzes 6-10
Text: R.S. Figliola and D.E. Beasley
Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements
John Wiley and Sons, NY
Second, Third or Fourth Edition

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