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    This document provides the syllabus for MECH 261/262 - Measurement Laboratory course offered in Winter 2012. It outlines the course details including instructor information, learning objectives, evaluation methods, textbook, and provisional schedule. The course focuses on measurement theory, devices, statistics, and data analysis. It is evaluated through laboratory reports, quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Labs involve using equipment to measure physical quantities and acquiring data using computer systems.

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    This document provides the syllabus for MECH 261/262 - Measurement Laboratory course offered in Winter 2012. It outlines the course details including instructor information, learning objectives, evaluation methods, textbook, and provisional schedule. The course focuses on measurement theory, devices, statistics, and data analysis. It is evaluated through laboratory reports, quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Labs involve using equipment to measure physical quantities and acquiring data using computer systems.

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    This document provides the syllabus for MECH 261/262 - Measurement Laboratory course offered in Winter 2012. It outlines the course details including instructor information, learning objectives, evaluation methods, textbook, and provisional schedule. The course focuses on measurement theory, devices, statistics, and data analysis. It is evaluated through laboratory reports, quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Labs involve using equipment to measure physical quantities and acquiring data using computer systems.

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    Course Outline MECH 262-001

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    This document provides the syllabus for MECH 261/262 - Measurement Laboratory course offered in Winter 2012. It outlines the course details including instructor information, learning objectives, evaluation methods, textbook, and provisional schedule. The course focuses on measurement theory, devices, statistics, and data analysis. It is evaluated through laboratory reports, quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Labs involve using equipment to measure physical quantities and acquiring data using computer systems.

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    The key takeaways are that the course covers measurement theory, devices, statistics, and data analysis. It aims to teach students how engineering quantities are measured, data acquisition systems work, and the effects of uncertainty in measurements.

    The main topics covered in the course include measurement devices, data acquisition, temperature, stress and strain, pressure, fluid velocities, time varying signals, sampling theory, statistics, probability distributions, regression analysis, and uncertainty analysis.

    The learning objectives are to understand the principles of operation for various measurement devices, how data acquisition systems operate, how uncertainty affects derived quantities, and for students taking MECH 262, basic statistics concepts and finding the best curve to describe data.

    MECH 261/262 (STATISTICS AND) MEASUREMENT LABORATORY Course Syllabus

    Winter 2012 Prof. Xinyu Liu


    Concept Map

    This diagram depicts how the main concepts of this course are interrelated.

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    MECH 261/262 (STATISTICS AND) MEASUREMENT LABORATORY Winter 2012


    Instructor: Office: Phone: Email: Prof. Xinyu Liu Room 155, Macdonald Engineering Building 514-398-1526 All email for this course will be conducted through WebCT. I should respond within 48 hours during the week and will not be connected over the weekend. Monday, 1:00-2:00 pm In the event of conference travels, etc., I may have to cancel or adjust the time of some office hours. Please request an appointment if you would like to meet at a different time. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 11:35-12:25am Location: Room 13, McConnell Engineering Building (may be changed if the enrollment exceeds the room capacity) Lectures on Jan. 9Mar. 12 are for both MECH 261 and 262 students, and will cover measurement theory and devices. Lectures on Mar. 14Apr. 13 are for MECH 262 students, and will discuss statistics and data analysis. MECH 261 students are welcome to attend. The last lecture on Apr. 16 is for both MECH 261 and 262 students, and will summary the course contents.

    Office hours:

    Lectures:

    Laboratory Superintendent: Mario Iacobaccio ([email protected]) TAs: Practice problems, midterms, and gradebook: Sean Salusbury ([email protected]) Office hours: Wednesday 1:00-2:00pm in room MD 255 Laboratory supervision and grading laboratory reports: To be announced Course webpage: WebCT will be used to disseminate all class material, and internet access is required. All registered students have access via http://www.mcgill.ca/webct

    TEXTBOOK
    The following textbook is required for this course: Introduction to Engineering Experimentation, Third Edition by A. J. Wheeler and A. R. Ganji, Pearson Education. Students in Mech 262 may also wish to consult other references on basic statistics, such as: Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis by J. A. Rice, Wadsworth & Brooks, 1988
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    COURSE DESCRIPTION
    In this course, we will discuss how basic engineering quantities, such as temperature, velocity, pressure, force, and strain, are measured using different devices. Well look at the physics of how such measurement devices work, and how computers convert electrical signals (current or voltage) from such devices into digital data. You will learn how the uncertainty in individual measurements affects the uncertainty in a quantity derived from multiple measurements. Students in MECH 262 will also have the opportunity to learn some basic concepts from statistics, as well as how to find the optimum curve that describes a set of data.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    You are expected to learn the following by the end of the course: Measurement Devices The principle of operation for devices that measure pressure, temperature, force, etc. Data Acquisition How computerized data acquisition systems operate How the sampling rate affects the ability to resolve time-varying signals How the measurement system will respond to a time-varying signal Students enrolled in MECH 262 are also expected to learn: Statistics and Uncertainty Analysis What a random variable is and the types of distributions to model random variables How to estimate properties of a random variable such as the mean and standard deviation How to fit a curve to a set of data How to estimate the uncertainty in a result based on the uncertainty in the measurements

    MCGILL POLICY STATEMENTS


    Academic Integrity McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/ honest/ for more information). Right to Submit Graded Work in English or French In accord with McGill Universitys Charter of Students Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded.

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    COURSE FORMAT
    This course relies on two methods of instruction and evaluation: Classroom instruction and textbook readings designed so that you learn the important concepts. These will be evaluated through the Midterm and Final Exams. Laboratories performed in groups of 2 that give you hands on experience in working with different measurement devices and digital data acquisition systems. You are encouraged to engage in discussions regarding class topics and the laboratories in class, after class, and through the WebCT discussion board.

    EVALUATION METHODS
    Percentage of Final Grade Laboratory Reports WebCT Quizzes Midterm Exam Final Exam 30% 5% 15% 50%

    Note: A student must achieve a minimum score of 50% in both the Laboratory Reports and the Final Exam in order to pass this course. No exceptions. Students with less than 50% in either the Final Exam or Laboratory Reports will be given a D grade (conditional pass), or an F if their overall grade for the entire course is below 50%. Laboratory Reports There are nine laboratory experiments that each student must complete in their group of two. The laboratory experiments will be completed in the Measurement Lab, Room 51 of the Macdonald Engineering Building (MD51). Week of Jan. 2327: All students must sign up for a group number (groups of two) with Mario Iacobaccio in MD51. Week of Jan. 30Feb. 3: Each group must sign up for a time slot for Lab #1, which will be completed the following week. Labs are available from 9am-5pm Tuesday to Friday. Each group must turn in a laboratory report by the following Monday at 11:59pm. Thus, students who do labs on Tuesday have longer to complete the report than those who wait until Friday. The schedule of the labs by week is listed in the provisional course schedule. You may discuss the laboratory experiments with your colleagues in person or via WebCT, but it is expected that the reports will be completed independently in your group. This is for your learning benefit. Examinations Midterm and final examinations will be closed book, with only faculty-standard calculators allowed. The exams will consist of questions to test your knowledge of the basic concepts, as well as numerical problems that test your ability to apply these concepts.
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    MIDTERM EXAM DATE


    The midterm examination for this course will be held on Feb. 27. This date is tentative and may be adjusted if necessary.

    MEASUREMENT LABORATORY RULES


    Note: The McGill Code of Conduct also applies. The following rules supplement this code and do not replace it. One laboratory report is required per group. Have a TA Sign you in to the lab when you arrive. Any groups that have not been signed in by the TA will receive a grade of zero for the lab. Be respectful to others working in the lab and keep the noise level down. Use the equipment with respect. Do not leave garbage lying around. Keep your area clean. No coats and/or bags are permitted on the workbenches. Drinking and eating are strictly prohibited in the laboratory. Computer accounts are personal and must not be shared. Use only your McGill University email account. Illegal software copying is not permitted on the premises. You are responsible for what happens on the computer while you are logged in. Logoff of the computers when you are finished. To use the computer: The Username is your [email protected], and the password to login will be your DAS\E-mail password.

    PROVISIONAL LABORATORY SCHEDULE


    Week 5 6 7* 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Dates Feb. 610 Feb. 1317 Feb. 2024 Feb. 27Mar. 2 Mar. 59 Mar. 1216 Mar. 1923 Mar. 2630 Apr. 26* Apr. 9*13 Laboratory 1. Equipment overview 2. Introduction to the DAQ system and LabVIEW Study Break; no laboratory 3. The thermocouple: manufacture and calibration 4. The time constant 5. Stress and strain 6. Active-RC filters 7. Transducer sensitivity and linearity 8. Pressure transducer calibration and jet profile measurement 9. Discrete sampling of time-varying signals

    *Note: No laboratory will be scheduled on Feb. 2024 (Study Break), Apr. 6 (Good Friday), and Apr. 9 (Easter Day).
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    PROVISIONAL COURSE SCHEDULE


    MECH 261 & 262: Measurement Theory and Devices
    Dates Jan. 9 Jan. 11, 13 Jan. 16, 18 Jan. 20, 23 Jan. 25, 27 Jan. 30, Feb. 1 Feb. 3, 6 Feb. 8, 10 Feb. 13, 15 *Feb. 17, 27 Feb. 29, Mar. 2 Mar. 5, 7 Mar. 9, 12 Apr. 16 Topic Introduction Unit, calibration, and measurements Electrical signals and circuit analysis Op-amps Computerized data acquisition Temperature Time varying signals 1st order linear systems Stress and strain Force, torque and solid velocities Pressure (Midterm Exam: Feb. 27) Fluid velocities Time varying signals 2nd order linear systems Sampling theorem Course Summary Textbook Chapters 1 2, 12 3 4 4 9 11 8 8 9 10 11 5

    *Note: Classes are cancelled on Feb. 20, 22, 24 (Study Break week).

    MECH262: Statistics and Data Analysis


    Dates Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Mar. 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 26 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 Apr. 2, 4 Apr. 6* Apr. 9* Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Topic Statistics and probability Random variables Binomial and Poisson distributions Law of large numbers The Normal distribution and central limit theorem Expected values, estimators and population parameters Students t-distribution and the distribution Confidence intervals Linear regression analysis and curve fitting Good Friday; no lecture Easter Day; no lecture Uncertainty analysis and error propagation Systematic and random components of uncertainty Course Summary Textbook Chapters 6.16.3 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4, 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.17.6 7.37.4

    *Note: Classes are cancelled on Apr. 6 (Good Friday) and Apr. 9 (Easter Day).

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