Paperback. Measurement shapes scientific theories, characterises improvements in manufacturing processes and promotes efficient commerce. In concert with measurement is uncertainty, and students in science and engineering need to identify and quantify uncertainties in the measurements they make. This book introduces measurement and uncertainty to second and third year students of science and engineering. Its approach relies on the internationally recognised and recommended guidelines for calculating and expressing uncertainty (known by the acronym GUM). The statistics underpinning the methods are considered and worked examples and exercises are spread throughout the text. Detailed case studies based on typical undergraduate experiments are included to reinforce the principles described in the book. This guide is also useful to professionals in industry who are expected to know the contemporary methods in this increasingly important area. Additional online resources are available to support the book at Guide to international guidelines for calculating and expressing uncertainty, for students and professionals in science/engineering. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: An Introduction to Uncertainty in Measurement Using the Gum: Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (Paperback)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521605792
ISBN 13: 9780521605793
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: new

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A guide to international guidelines for calculating and expressing uncertainty, for students and professionals in science/engineering.

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Les Kirkup is Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Advanced Materials, University of Technology, Sydney. A dedicated lecturer, many of his educational developments have focused on enhancing the laboratory experience of undergraduate students. In May 2011, he was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council National Teaching Fellowship.

Bob Frenkel is a senior experimental scientist at the Australian National Measurement Institute.

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