Course Title: Course Code: Pre Requisite: Semester: Section: Credit Hours: Office Hours: Course Moderator:

Instrumentation & Measurements EE 220 EE 205 & EE 214 Fall 2011 EE1 & EE2 3+1 MW 2:30 3:30 PM or by Appointment Kamran Jamal

Primary Textbook: Joseph J. Carr, Elements of electronic Instrumentation and Measurement, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education. Reference Books: Alan S. Morris, Measurement & Instrumentation Principles, 3rd Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann Robert B. Northrop, Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements, 2nd Edition, CRC Press. Grading Policy: Quizzes + Assignments Midterms (I + II) Final exam Outline and Distribution:
Lectures 1 (1) Description Introduction Significant Figures, Scientific Notation Average Decibels Basic of Measurement Categories of Measurements Making Measurements Accuracy & Precision Resolution Measurement Errors and Error Distribution Analysis Basic Analog DC Meter dArsonval Meter Movement Taut Band Meter Movement Using Basic DC Meters Voltage Measurement from DC Current Meters DC Analog Ohmmeter Analog AC Meters Analog Multimeters

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2 (3)

3(6)

3(9)

3(12)

3 (15)

3(18)

5(23)

4(27)

3(30)

Bridge Circuits DC Wheatstone Bridge Bridge Applications DC Null Indicators AC Bridges AC Null Detectors Phase Detectors Maxwell, Hay and Schering Bridges Comparison Measurements Potentiometers Potentiometer Circuits and Operation Equal Deflection Method Digital Circuits Basics of Digital Instruments Binary Counters Decimal counting Units Display Devices Frequency Counters Period Counters Trigger Circuits Errors Electronic Multimeters Basic Electronic Multimeters AC Multimeters Electronic Ohmmeters Digital Voltmeters Dual Scope Integration Oscilloscope CRT Oscilloscope Deflection Systems Triggered Sweep Oscilloscope Specifications and Controls Probes Storage Oscilloscope Signal Generators Audio Generators Function Generators Pulse Generators RF Generators Sensors and Transducers Strain Gauge Temperature Transducers Thermistors & Thermocouples Inductive Transducers

Note:

1. The supplementary material is also very important for comprehension of the subject. 2. Quizzes will be unannounced and there will be no quiz retake. 3. Assignments will not be accepted after the due date.

Course Material for Exams:

First Midterm: Second Midterm: Lectures 1 10 Lectures 11 20

Final:

Comprehensive