Measurements and their Uncertainties

• A concise, easy-to-read introduction to error analysis.
• Emphasis on computer analysis of experimental data.
• A laboratory handbook that can be used by both undergraduates and researchers.
• Rules-of-thumb and look-up tables for ease of reference.
• Worked examples and end-of-chapter problems.

Readership: Undergraduate students in the physical sciences - physics, chemistry and engineering. Also graduate students and lecturers in the physical sciences. Students in other scientific disciplines, such as geophysics or mathematical biology.

Ifan Hughes, Department of Physics, University of Durham, and Thomas Hase, Department of Physics, University of Warwick

"With the shift from analytic methods to spreadsheet-based techniques, this book will enable students simultaneously to (a) become fluent in the choice and application of appropriate methods (b) understand the underlying principles. " - David Saxon, University of Glasgow

"This is a rather beautiful little book." - David J. Hand, International Statistical Review

1: Errors in the physical sciences
2: Random errors in measurement
3: Uncertainties as probabilities
4: Error propagation
5: Data visualisation and reduction
6: Least-squares fitting of complex functions
7: Computer minimisation and the error matrix
8: Hypothesis testing - how good are our models
9: Topics for further summary