Taylor J An Introduction to Error Analysis 2ed 1997 torrent

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This text provides a rational, step-by-step introduction to understanding and estimating random uncertainties in physical measurements. Although the text is intended primarily for undergraduate students, I find it useful as well at the research level, to introduce graduate students to unfamiliar topics in the study of experimental uncertainties.a high-quality resource [students] can continue to learn from, even after they graduate.
This best-selling text by John Taylor, now released in its second edition, introduces the study of uncertainties to lower division science students. Assuming no prior knowledge, the author introduces error analysis through the use of familiar examples ranging from carpentry to well-known historic experiments. Pertinent worked examples, simple exercises throughout the text, and numerous chapter-ending problems combine to make the book ideal for use in physics, chemistry, and engineering lab courses.
The early chapters teach elementary techniques of error propagation and statistical analysis to enable students to produce successful lab reports. Later chapters treat a number of more advanced mathematical topics, with many examples from mechanics and optics. End-of-chapter problems include many that call for use of calculators or computers, and numerous figures help readers visualize uncertainties using error bars.
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Preliminary Description of Error Analysis
How to Report and Use Uncertainties
Propagation of Uncertainties
Statistical Analysis of Random Uncertainties
The Normal Distribution
Rejection of Data
Weighted Averages
Least-Squares Fitting
Covariance and Correlation
The Binomial Distribution
The Poisson Distribution
The Chi-Squared Test for a Distribution