Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Goal is to learn basics of sensors and measurement schemes for typical non-electric quantities.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 27.02.2024 - 22.05.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Petri Kärhä

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The most common measurement schemes and sensors for non-electric quantities such as force, mass, acceleration, humidity, temperature, light, pressure and flow; electrical measurements; properties of sensors; SI-system of units; measurement uncertainty evaluation.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Examination and home exercises.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, exercises and examination approximately 40 h
    Home assignments, preparing for examination approximately 93 h
    Total 133 h

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Slides from the course webpage and web books.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV - V
    2023-2024 Spring IV - V

    Enrollment :

    Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).