The Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory

The instrumentation and measurement laboratory is used to teach juniors fundamental ideas in the field. These include calibration, the evaluation of measurement techniques considering accuracy, precision, resolution and sensitivity, testing to obtain material properties, and time varying measurements. Student experiments involve thermocouples, strain gages, resistance measuring methods, and the transient behavior of series RC and RLC circuits.

The instrumentation and measurement laboratory requires students to prepare formal written reports and to give oral presentations thus teaching these communications skills as well.