EAS 327

January-April, 2005

ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION

Lectures, Laboratories

Instructor: Dr. J.D. Wilson

• Room 2-105A, Tory Bldg.
• Phone: 492-0353
• Office Hours: 09:00-10:00, 11:00-12:00 Mon, Wed, Fri
• jaydee.uu@ualberta.ca

Class Homepage: http://courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas327/index.html

Calendar Description: Laboratory work and lectures to develop skill in environmental measurement through comprehension of first principles. Instrumentation (basic electronics; matching signal sources and receivers; noise; frequency response). Sensor-environment coupling (heat and mass transfer). Sampling theory. Principles will be applied to selected environmental monitoring instruments. Pre-requisites: EAS 102 and Math 113 ("Elementary Calculus 1").

GFC-Mandated Statements:

• "Policy about course outlines can be found in Section 23.4(2) of the University Calendar."
• "The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (online at www.ualberta.ca/secretariat/appeals.htm) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University."

Textbook: "Web Notes" at http://courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas327/index.html

Lectures (40%): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1230 - 1350, in Tory 2-117.

Laboratories (60%): Generally Tuesday 1400 - 1550, though some flexibility will be needed as one or more labs may take place elsewhere on campus, possibly in Mechanical Engineering... and there is a timetabling clash with the lab for EAS 471. The class will be split into two groups, and each lab will be run at least twice, on consectutive Tuesdays.

Evaluation:

• Implementation of official University grading system: with the small class size there can be expected to be deviations of the distribution of grades assigned from the University's target distribution for a third-year course.

  Grade Received	A+	A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C_	D+	D	F	GPA
  "Recommended"	6%	9%	14%	16%	18%	14%	9%	6%	4%	2%	1%	1%	3.00
  2004	2/14 (14%)	3/14 (21%)	0	2/14 (14%)	6/14 (34%)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.3

• In class mid-term exams (80 min) each counting 20% (Tues 8th Feb, Thurs 7th April)
• Lab Reports 60% (there will be 5 lab experiments)

  Option: You may team up with up to two other students to submit a single report (same mark assigned for each member of the pair). You may opt out of this (and submit an individual lab report) at any time.

  Criteria in marking lab reports: Tidy and legible? Well organized (Introduction, Conclusion, Headings, etc.)? Coherent, and written in clear, unambiguous English? Numbers given with an appropriate number of significant figures and with correct units? Informative use of figures? Diagrams/graphs tidy? Axes labeled and titles given? Clear demarcation of experimental and theoretical curves/points? Suitable choice of axes? Does report (concisely - without unnecessary detail, such as repetition of the instructor's handout) demonstrate that the student has understood the concepts and procedures involved in the lab, without factual or conceptual errors? With any special insight? Please see On Writing Lab Reports for some further hints.

Scope of Laboratories:

Last Modified: Jan. 10, 2005