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PRECISION MEASUREMENTS

ME 768
Course Description

General concepts for predicting, characterizing, and reducing noise in measurements. Address the key questions of all experimentalists: (1) How can I improve my signal-to-noise ratio? (2) What is the ultimate detection limit of my measurement approach? Knowledge of Matlab programming and basic circuit design [such asE C E 230] is required.

Prerequisites

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.96

5.71% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
92.86%

11.43% from Historical

Class Size
28

33.33% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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