List of various Handouts including MathCAD and LabVIEW files

Read1st *** [For Course Syllabuses, HW, Etc. Go BACK to Kostic's Home page] *** (©1997 M. Kostic)
LECTURE NOTES/PRESENTATIONS *** Some Suggestions for Problem Solving
Q & A: Experimental Tips, Questions and Answers

University Learning, Ethics and Professionalism; Class, HW, and Exam Policies
MOTIVATION and Success *** Teaching & Learning PHILOSOPHY
Graduate Assistants

Integration of Experimentation and Computation Engineering-PRESENTATION
Introduction to Design and Analysis of Experiments

Unit Conversions and Constants 
The famous Blasius Flow Over the Flat Plate: Solved using MathCAD and the "Shooting Method" (html file)

Data analysis: Represent Discrete Data in Functional Dorm for Integration, Etc. (PDF format)
Square wave represented by Fourier Series :Example 2.3 (MathCAD)(PDF format)
Moving averaging of data (filtering high frequency noise) (MathCAD)(PDF format)
The Art of Signal Sampling and Aliasing (MathCAD) (PDF format)
Filtering noisy data using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) -MathCAD (PDF format)
Example of filtering noisy data using FFT with more details (MathCAD)
The Second-order system design/behavior: Problem 3.23 (MathCAD)
Gaussian and Student-t distributions relations (Tables 4.3&4 - MathCAD)

Curve fitting using the Least Square Method:
Data for polynomial curve fitting (ASCII file)
Polynomial curve fit (MathCAD)
Arbitrary cure fit (MathCAD)

Reference Functions for Thermocouple Types J and T: Table 8.7 (MathCAD)
Uncertainty analysis for thermometer calibration: Problem 5.30 (MathCAD)

Computerized data acquisition-DAQ (with LabVIEW files):

You can do REAL measurements with our personal computers.
Lab-PC+ DAQ board, Its full Specifications and Its I/O Connector (EB 125 back AutoCAD area)
Demo-box Diagram (EB 125 back AutoCAD area)
Virtual Scope Panel and Its LabVIEW Program (EB 125 back AutoCAD area)
AT-MIO-16DE-10 DAQ board specifications and Its I/O-Connector (EB 253, EB 254 and 2 units on wheel carts)
Virtual instrument Front panel and Its LabVIEW program for Vibrating Beam (EB 253)
Data Acquisition and Control Using LabVIEW Virtual Instrument for an Innovative Apparatus-PAPER
Instrumentation with Computerized Data Acquisition for an Innovative Apparatus-PRESENTATION

Lab Projects:

Lab Safety Rules and Demonstration of different bench-top measuring instruments.
Introduction to Oscilloscope and Vibration Measurement of a Cantilever Beam
Calibration of and Measurement with Strain Gages
Thermocouple calibration
LabVIEW and Data Acquisition (DAQ)
Dynamic response of a thermocouple sensor
Experimental verification of Bernoulli equation
Measurements of flow rate and specific heat of air
Thermal conductivity measurements
Measurement of Motor-Flywheel Load and Dynamic Characteristics

Instructions/Guidelines for project report writing and presentation:

The final version of report should be written in accordance with the ASME practices:
Sample Title Page
Your Lab Projects, Experiments, and Final Exam
Lab Leader Report Form
Final Instructions: Lab Projects, Experiments, and Final Exam

Lab Safety Rules:

Laboratory safety
Emergency Response
Common Sense
Personal and General laboratory safety
Electrical safety
Mechanical safety
Chemical safety
Lasers safety
Additional Safety Guidelines