Final Exam OutlineChapter1 Sections (1.2 – 1.5)Static CalibrationStatic sensitivityMeasurement AccuracyBias and precision errorsElementary Instrument ErrorsHysteresisLinearitySensitivityZero shiftRepeatabilityChapter 2 Sections (2.2 – 2.5 up to page 59)Continuous and Digital SignalsSignal Wave FormsImpulseStepSinusoidalSquare waveContinuous Signal AnalysisMean valueRMS valuePeriodic functionsFourier seriesFourier Transform (no discrete Fourier Transform)Frequency spectrumChapter 3 Sections (3.2 – 3.6)ODE System ModelsFirst-order SystemTime constantI.C. responseStep responseSinusoidal responseFrequency responseBode diagram (Magnitude ratio plot)Phase angle plotSecond-order systemNatural frequencyDamping frequencyDamping ratioStep responseFrequency response functionBode diagramPhase angle plotTransfer functionFirst-order systemSecond-order system Principle of superpositionChapter 4 Sections (4.2,4.3,4.4,4.6)ProbabilityProbability density function (pdf)Cumulative distribution function (cdf) Normal or Gaussian pdfNormal Error Function tableSigma boundsFinite StatisticsSample mean Sample standard deviation Standard deviation of sample meanStudent T distributionDegrees of freedomPrecision intervalConfidence intervalRegression AnalysisLeast squares criterionDegrees of freedomStandard deviations (Sy and Sxy)Correlation CoefficientChapter 5 Sections (5.1 – 5.8)Design-stage Uncertainty AnalysisZero-order uncertaintyInstrument uncertaintyRSS MethodInstrument Error SourcesBiasesHysteresisLinearitySensitivityZero shiftPrecision ErrorsRepeatability errorsError PropagationMultiple Measure Uncertainty AnalysisPropagation of elemental errorsPropagation of uncertainty to a resultChapter 6 Section (6.2,6.3,6.4,6.5,6.6,6.8)Analog DevicesAmmetersVoltmetersWheatstone bridgeLoading ErrorsVoltmeterWheatstone bridgeOperational AmplifiersIdeal amplifier characteristicsOp amp rules (axioms)Analog FiltersIdeal filter characteristicsLow-pass RC filterMagnitude ratio and phase angleCascading low-pass filtersImpulse responseConvolution integralChapter 7 Section (7.1,7.2 up to page 242)Sampling rateNyquist frequencyAliasingQuantizationFolding diagramBinary numbersChapter 8 (Section (8.2,8.3,8.4,8.5 up to page 316)RTDRTD Resistance MeasurementThermistor including temperature dependenceThermocouple applicationThermocou;le ModelChapter 9 Section (9.2,9.3,9.4)Hydrostatic pressurePressure Reference InstrumentsManometersBarometersDeadweight testerPressure transducersBourdon tube pressure gaugeMembrane sensorLabs 1 – 5 most importantChapters 5 – 9 second in importanceChapters 1 – 4 third in importanceLook a example problems in each chapter and the website
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