Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

MIT-4016 Sensor Physics, 7 cr

Person responsible

Jouko Halttunen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises
Laboratory work
Seminar




 




 




 
 6 h/per
 4 h/per
 18 h/per
 14 h/per




 
MIT-4016 2011-01 Wednesday 16 - 18, SH108

Requirements

Final examination and accepted exercises.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

After having performed the study module, the student will know the essential terminology used with sensors and transducers, is able to classify the working principles of sensors and knows the main realizations in practical use.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Fundamentals of sensor physics, working principles of most common sensors.     
2. Fiber optic sensors.     
3. Acoustic sensors.     
4. Applications of sensors.     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Principles of Measurement Systems   Bentley, J.P.   0-582-23779-3     3rd Edition      English  
Book   Sensors and Transducers   Usher, M.J., Keating, D.A.   0-333-60487-3     2nd Edition      English  

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Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MIT-4016 2011-01 Implementation 2011-2012   Lectures
Seminar work
Excercises
Laboratory assignments
Study journal, portfolio and other literary work
   
Contact teaching: 40 %
Distance learning: 10 %
Self-directed learning: 50 %  

Last modified23.02.2011