Reliability in Scientific Research Hardback: Improving the Dependability of Measurements, Calculations, Equipment, and Software - Hardcover

Walker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521857708 ISBN 13: 9780521857703

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Covering a variety of techniques widely used in research, this book will help researchers in the physical sciences and engineering solve troublesome problems in their work. It provides preventative measures and solutions for a range of problems caused by technical difficulties, as well as human error.

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'I will definitely keep this book in my laboratory as a general reference for experienced laboratory members, and particular chapters will be assigned reading for new research students.' MRS Bulletin

'This very complete, thoroughly researched tome is about how to improve one's research by eliminating or lessening the impact of errors. I would recommend it to anyone involved in research that uses the equipment that the book discusses.' Computing Reviews

'This should be compulsory reading for all embarking on a career in experimental science, for if its advice is heeded a great deal of waste of time and effort will be avoided.' Contemporary Physics

'Having a wise mentor share his two decades of lab experience would be very helpful for a newbie researcher. The next best option is to consult this book, which distils the same advice in print. The writing is clear and succinct, and it is backed by key references.' Optics and Photonics News

'The book covers a multitude of applications, from soldering to software design, including chapters on mechanical devices, vacuum systems, cryogenics, optics, electronics and even wiring. Each comprehensive chapter comes complete with references and the volume has a 24-page, double-column index. Walker, a researcher at Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory, is pragmatic and straight-talking from the start. in his analysis of 'simplicity' he laments that 'the imperative to keep things simple is usually well understood, but not always practised'.' Engineering and Technology

Biografía del autor:

I. R. Walker is a researcher at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, where he has worked for over 20 years. He received his Ph.D. there in 1992, and was an Assistant Director of Research from 1995 to 2002. His principle line of research is the physics of superconductors and other strongly correlated electron materials at ultra-low temperatures, and the development of techniques for subjecting these materials to high pressures under such conditions.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521857708
• ISBN 13: 9780521857703
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 610