Theory of Measurements: A Manual for Physics Students (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Stevens, James S.

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ISBN 10: 1330301021 ISBN 13: 9781330301029

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Personal Errors. These are. Errors characteristic of the individual observer. If we swing a pendulum before a class of students and ask them to indicate the times of greatest displacement by tapping with their pencils, the result will well illustrate the personal equation. In the experiment in wireless telegraphy by which time messages were sent from Paris to Arlington, each observer was carefully rated in order that this error should be guarded against.

Mistakes are, unfortunately, too common in students' laboratory work to call for an extended explanation. Errors in reading scales, in computation, and in tabulation may be classed as mistakes, and these should become less and less frequent as the student gains experience.

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Excerpt from Theory of Measurements: A Manual for Physics Students

This book is designed to be used in either of two ways:

1. As a Text-book. The work outlined would require two semester hours for its completion. By extending the discussions and problems, it may be made to cover three semester hours; or by omitting portions of the theory, the student may gain a working knowledge of the subject in a shorter time. A "rule of thumb" knowledge of adjusting observations, however, is not to be recommended.

2. As a Laboratory Guide. The work would cover a three years' course in the physical laboratory. During the first year, the student would make use of those portions which are devoted to methods of estimating precision, and the propagation of errors; in the second year the methods of adjustment of observations would be used; and in the third year the student should be prepared to discuss his results by the use of empirical formulae and curves. The work of the second year is well adapted to students in junior courses in engineering, the adjustment of data obtained from surveys being especially appropriate.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1330301021
• ISBN 13: 9781330301029
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 140