Statistics and data analysis: S/N considerations; interactions of photons, neutrons, and charged particles with matter; detectors; vacuum technology. Other topics to be selected according to students' needs and instructor's preference.
Section | Capacity | Class times | Instructor(s) |
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LECTURE B01
(11457) |
18 |
2024-01-08 - 2024-04-12 (MWF)
11:00 - 11:50
CCIS 4-285
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Co-Instructor: James Pinfold
Co-Instructor: Michael Woodside
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LAB H01
(11458) |
18 |
2024-01-08 - 2024-04-12
TBD
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This course teaches the principles for designing physics experiments and analyzing data to obtain robust results. It explores the choice of experimental methods and conditions used for data collection and examines important techniques used for data analysis. Topics include: experimental and numerical noise/background sources, characteristics, and mitigation; sampling, replicates, and controls; probability distributions; parameter estimation; error estimation and confidence levels; model selection, model fitting, and hypothesis testing; non-parametric analyses; applications of frequentist and Bayesian statistics; modes of failure in measurements and analysis.
Section | Capacity | Class times | Instructor(s) |
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LECTURE B01
(78251) |
18 |
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09 (MWF)
11:00 - 11:50
CCIS 4-285
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