An introduction to error analysis : the study of uncertainties in physical measurements / John R. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, John R. (John Robert), 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical measurements.

Error analysis (Mathematics).

Mathematical physics.

Physical Description:

xvii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Error analysis

Place of Publication:

Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, [1997]

Summary:

This text by John Taylor introduces the study of uncertainties to lower division science students. Assuming no prior knowledge, the author introduces error analysis through the use of familiar examples ranging from carpentry to well-known historic experiments. Pertinent worked examples, simple exercises throughout the text, and numerous chapter-ending problems combine to make the book ideal for use in physics, chemistry, and engineering lab courses.

Contents:

Preliminary description of error analysis

How to report and use uncertainties

Propagation of uncertainties

Statistical analysis of random uncertainties

The normal distribution

Rejection of data

Weighted averages

Least-squares fitting

Covariance and correlation

The binomial distribution

The Poisson distribution

The Chi-squared test for a distribution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index.

ISBN:

0935702423

9780935702422

093570275X

9780935702750

OCLC:

34150960

Publisher Number:

99954714122