ENGPHYS 3L04
Engineering Metrology
Winter
Topics
- Introductory statistics for engineering
- Error analysis of experimental data
- Data visualization and curve fitting
- Hypothesis testing and making decisions
- ANOVA
- Sensors for engineering measurements
- Noise and interference
- Instrument response and uncertainty
- Reliability
- Selected topics in state-of-the-art technologies
- Measurements include electromagnetic quantities
- Force
- Acceleration
- Angle
Readings
- Measurements and their Uncertainties by Ifan G. Hughes & Thomas P. A. Hase (available through McMaster library e-reserves)
- A.J. Wheeler, Introduction to Engineering Experimentation (3rd edition, Pearson, 2010).
- J.P. Holman, Experimental Methods for Engineers (8th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2012).
- J.G. Webster and H. Eren, Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook (2nd edition, CRC Press, 2014).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Academic calendar ↗
- Campus Store reading list ↗Winter 2026
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Winter
- Lecture/course notes (provided through Avenue to Learn)