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Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment
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PHYS
315
Instrumentation and Measurements
3 cr
Prerequisite: PHYS 215, PHYS 221L. Concurrent with PHYS 305L. Offered in fall.
Principles of measurement: accuracy, precision, errors, methods and design issues.
Applications: measurement of density, pressure, viscosity, level; heat, temperature, flow rates, turbidity, humidity, air quality and moisture in solids. Measurements of electromagnetic properties. Instrument systems: calibration, standards and dynamic response. Introduction to Transducers: Measuring and indicating elements, lumped circuit model. Installation: procedures; loop testing; troubleshooting.