MEE 390 Fall 2007: Homework (HW) & Project Assignments:
Class Picture * 1*2*3*©by M. Kostic * Any verbal change/info announced in class supersedes any Web posted Info!

Syllabus/Topics/ABET Coverage Sample *Office Hours and Info; Class/HW/Lab/Exam Policies/Rules *Let's get acquainted: First Things First!*[PDF] *emails* Read 1st *  Some Suggestions for Problem Solving * Project Instructions * Lab Safety Rules*ChemLab*Handouts Etc. If MathCAD files do not open, please check the OLD Handouts.  *Energy&Environment*CFD-Intro
Class schedule: MW 2-2:50 PM in EB 101 and and Tu 2-2:50 PM as needed in EB 201; Group Labs will be scheduled on Tu 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM in EB 254.

Course Outline / Reading Assignments - (Tentative) * Energy conversion factors and equivalents * Metric prefixes-conversion

NOTE about HW rules/policy: Every electronic correspondence (email etc.) must have subject line with the course number and semester-year-and-your-initial abbreviation (without spacing) and a relevant heading in it (key words are fine, e.g., 390sp04mk lab safety, for MEE390 Spring 2004 and Milivoje Kostic (initials), related to lab safety, for example). Your email must finish with your full name "signature," since many of you use an alias for your email address. Otherwise your email may be discarded.

Approved Handouts:
Please PRINT and bring Approved Handouts (with your name and bounded in a single volume: all stapled together or in a single 3-ring folder): the Unit Conversions and Constants Handout if we need it for our Midterm Exam. TA will print Handouts and make it available for those students who want to copy them instead of printing. NOTE: If any font in a PDF file does not print properly, choose “Print as Image” option in the File>Print menu. If the font prints properly it is better to print without this option. You may want to choose other options suitable for your printer (like "Shrink oversized pages to paper size," etc.). It is your responsibility to check the printing and add/correct any misprint if needed. ACCURACY-PRECISION-SIGNIFICANT-DIGITS

Answer Forms: Quiz/Midterm/Final Exam; Multiple Choice; HW
Final Exam: TBA  * * * * 350 * |* 352 * |* * * 390 * Textbook Web Resources
There may be verbal HW assignments given in class. Check with your classmates if you missed the class.**
Handouts Etc. If MathCAD files do not open, please check the OLD Handouts.

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Homework No. 15: Assigned in week of  Tu, 12/04/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

This is a review week before our final exam. Mandatory and comprehensive final exam, as per our Syllabus and per official NIU schedule  is on Thurs. December 13, 4:00-5:50 p.m. (check Official NIU Exam Schedule and report any discrepancy personally to me).

Review Midterm/Exam Policies (Show all your work for full credit). Staple together in this order from top to bottom: Quiz/Midterm/Final Exam answer form, 8-sheet-blank-paper-set (exactly and must be submitted even if blank) and Multiple Choice answer form, and bring it with your personal Textbook, printed/copied Approved Handouts (bounded with your name: stapled or in a single 3-ring folder), pen, pencil and a calculator, etc. Write on the front face of the Worksheets only and end each page to be graded with "See Next" and "The End" for last page used.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have more than two Final Exams on the same date you have a right to reschedule an exam. Please email to me the exact schedule of your exams (courses and dates/times) and then come in person to my Office to reschedule an Exam before our last class meeting.

Reminder - PROJECT REVIEW PROCEDURE see previous HW No.14.

As I advised all of you verbally before, you may check your grading record with TA and any concern has to be resolved before the classes are completed. All students and TA should check that all relevant links needed for Final exam are working before our last class/lecture. Check if your name is properly spelled or missing in our Class Picture and email to me if any correction is to be done. Last lectures are reserved for review of all course materials and answering your questions related to our Final exam.

NOTE: You will have to participate in ABET Course Assessment Surveys and TA Evaluation. Please review the course Syllabus where Objectives with relationship to ABET Outcomes are listed and assessed by your instructor as (strong, average, and minimal). Some of those objectives (strong) are obvious, while others may be less obvious or implicit (average or minimal) as we discussed it in class. I’ll be glad to provide additional explanation if needed. Please review The instruction Letter and the forms before the class, so that we could do it more effectively and have more time to review and prepare for the upcoming final exam. Thank you for participation in this important activity.

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Homework No. 14: Assigned in week of  Tu, 11/27/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

NOTE: Review and reflect on the problem solving techniques and also review related Web posting: Some Suggestions for Problem Solving. Check if your name is properly spelled or missing in our Class Picture and email to me if any correction is to be done.

PROJECT REVIEW PROCEDURE: After full completion of the project report, students need to schedule an appointment with TA by emailing the Abstract of the project with the Subject line: 390fa07 Project Review - First_Last_Name: Project_Title (Subject-line Example: 390fa07 Project Review - Jim Smith: Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Water Using Steady State Parallel Plate Method). Bring the filled-in Final Project-Report Checklist for the TA and Instructor's review meetings and include it with your final project report. TA will be adding his review comments to the email and forwarding it to Dr. Kostic, after that the students should schedule an appointment with Dr. Kostic for the final project review. Then, students should email the minutes of the meeting (with all specific suggestions and comments) to Dr. Kostic and copy to TA . Make the required corrections recommended and submit the project final report by the deadline. Note: Students will be permitted to meet Dr. Kostic only after TA has emailed his comments regarding the project.

NOTE: Our TA will email her schedule for reviewing your project and the uncertainty analysis.

(HW#14a due Tu, 12/04/07): Study Section 12.1 and 12.2, p. 460-486 in our Textbook and redo Example 12.1 & 2. Some of the instruments in Sec. 12.2, Dimensional Measurements: Metrology (not Meteorology) were shown and discussed in our First Lab, Demonstration of different bench-top measuring instruments, like Vernier calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators. Pay special attention to Sec. 12.2, Displacement Measurements, in particular the Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT). The accelerometers, used as seismic, shock and vibration transducers, are covered in Sec. 12.2 also. The velocity measurements is accomplished either through displacement rate measurements in time, or through integration of acceleration measurement in time, see the corresponding sub-section. The stroboscope, a " blinking" light instrument for angular velocity measurements is described in the same section, and used in our Measurements of motor-flywheel characteristics lab (for bonus credit you may submit the challenge problem to derive strobe formula (Eq. 12.15 on p. 478)also specified in the lab handout). Force measurements and the load cells as well as the torque measurements (see again our Lab) and mechanical power measurements are covered in the last part of Sec. 12.2.

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Homework No. 13: Assigned in week of  Tu, 11/20/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

Project REMINDERS & NOTES: See HW#12 below.

Project Report PAGE LIMIT: Your Project report is limited to 10-pages, not counting front page and appendices if any. You will be graded on 10-page write-up, so it should have all required material including main results and uncertainty analysis. Additional details may be submitted as appendix, that I may or may not look at. If I do I may change your project grade up to +/- 10% if appropriate. So put in the 10-page what you think is the most relevant and most important for grading. I will not grade anything beyond 10-page and whatever is on excess pages will be considered as missing in the report. Your project reports should be descriptive, like published technical papers and reports, not only list of the equipment and procedure steps, but also relevant explanations: See additional comments in posted  Project Final Report sample and another publication Sample on our HW Web page.

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Homework No. 12: Assigned in week of  Tu, 11/13/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#11c due Th, 11/15/07): Study thoroughly Ch.11-Strain Measurements, Section 11.1 to 11.5, p. 425-439 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (PDF) and redo Example 11.2, 11.4. & 11.5. Remember, we performed earlier a lab Calibration of and Measurement with Strain Gages. Please review and reflect on it while studying this topic. Optional reading: Section 11.6, p. 440-454 in our Textbook. Do posted Problems 11.8 and 11.14. (Problems  are/will be worked out in class to help you with homework).

Project REMINDERS & NOTES: 

1. The Project second draft is due on Th, 11/15/07 (see last week HW assignment).
2. You will have to make a mandatory appointment with TA to review your uncertainty analysis and with me to review your project report Full version before submitting the Final version.

3. Full version of your individual project report is due for your appointment with me on Th, 11/29/07, and after reviewing the uncertainty analysis with TA, according to the required format and including all work done. It will be graded as 50% share of the total project grade. See Additional guidelines for MEE 390 Individual Projects , GUIDE & COMMENTS on Lab Project, Technical Report Writing and Presentation, and the Partial checklist for the full and final project report.

4. Final version is due on Tu, 12/04/07 and will be graded as final 50% share of the total project grade.

5. Just to remind all of you that “Full” and “Final” version of individual project report requirements are the same. You have been instructed several times to satisfy requirements given in the handouts (links from specific assignments, Partial checklist, etc.). For example, the “full version report” must have required drawing(s), complete nomenclature and/or uncertainty analysis, among others. You will have to print the handouts listed (also copied below), to check and add all missing requirements in your full report, and bring those handouts along with your Full project report, for your mandatory appointments with me.
   [See: Partial Checklist * Project Final Report sample (Also)* Final Project-Report Checklist ]

6. Unless it is obvious that some descriptions in the handouts do not refer to your project (like preparing specific instructions for others to perform your experiment and calculate new results) everything else is the same for both MEE 390 and 490. If in doubt, please check with me or TA, or follow given instructions. Please discuss with me all your questions or clarification of the handouts, but definitely clarify all your concerns during our appointment.

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Homework No. 11: Assigned in week of  Tu, 11/06/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#11a due Th, 11/08/07): Study Chapter 9, Section 9.1 to 9.9, p. 345-384 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (PDF) and redo Example 9.2, 9.4 and 9.6. Redo and submit for grading solved Problem 9.13 for the value of measured pressure of 10 Pa and problems 9.13 (MathCAD 9.13 or PDF), 9.15, and 9.31 posted and/or worked out in class to help you with homework.

(HW#11b due Tu, 11/13/07): Study thoroughly Chapter 10, Section 10.1 to 10.5, p. 385-405 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (PDF) and redo Example 10.2. Optional reading: Section 10.6 to 10.8, p. 406-419 in our Textbook.

(HW#11c due Th, 11/15/07): Redo worked out in class and/or posted Problems with solutions: 10.7 and 14 and  10.19 and 10.29.

(HW#11P due Th, 11/15/07): Work on your individual project and submit second draft of the project report according to the required format and including all progress and work done by the due date as well as complete description of unfinished procedures/results with hypothetical data if appropriate. It is very important that you work regularly on your project and make progress, since the final deadline is one week before our last class meeting.

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Homework No. 10: Assigned in week of  Tu, 10/30/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

Reminder: Next Class on Th, 11/01/07 is cancelled (to give you time to work on your Project). Thus, the first draft of the individual project progress report is postponed for next class on Tu, 11/06/07 (NOTE that more progress is expected for more time given). Also, Perform last Lab data analysis as instructed by TA and/or specified at: 390fa06 Assignment for Motor Characteristics Lab Assignment.

(HW#10a due Tu, 11/06/07): Study thoroughly Chapter 8, p.283-337 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (PDF) and redo Examples 4, 8, and 12. See Reference Functions for Thermocouple Types J and T: Table 8.7 (MathCAD)&(PDF).

(HW#10b due Th, 11/08/07):  Do Problems 8.11. Redo and submit for grading (as examples) the posted and/or worked out problems 8.29, 8.30 and 31 to help you with homework). HW_solution

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Homework No. 9: Assigned in week of  Tu, 10/23/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

NOTE: After you get my verbal approval of your Individual Project Proposal you have to email it to me (within 48 hours) with Subject line: 390fa07 Individual Project Proposal-Your name-Key Proposal words (Example: 390fa07 Individual Project Proposal-John Smith-Thermistor Calibration) and with any corrections if appropriate. I will re-approve it in writing with a return email. Review: ACCURACY-PRECISION-SIGNIFICANT-DIGITS

(HW#9a due Th, 11/01/07, , postponed to Tu, 11/06/07): The first draft of the individual project progress report is due one week after proposal approval deadline. Click here for more instructions. Note that if you emailed your modified individual project proposal version (based on our office meeting) then your individual project proposal is automatically approved. If you have not meet with me to pre-approve your proposal or have not emailed to me modified version for final approval, you must do it immediately.

REMINDER & UPDATE: (HW#8L due Tu, 10/30/07): PRINT and Study the following handouts for our last lab: DAQ-LabVIEW-Motor_Characteristics. The physical concept is described in old lab (Measurements of motor-flywheel characteristics) and be ready to discuss related matters with our Lab Teaching Assistant. See also reference links: DAQ Apparatus description (Design of Modern, Integrated Laboratory- Stations [ILS] for Engineering Experimental Courses) and LabVIEW and Data Acquisition (DAQ).

(HW#9Lb due Tu, 11/06/07): Perform data analysis as specified at: 390fa06 Assignment for Motor Characteristics Lab Assignment.

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Homework No. 8: Assigned in week of  Tu, 10/16/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#8a due Th, 10/18/07): Do uncertainty analysis for your measurement result related to the Measurements of flow rate and specific heat of air  Lab.

NOTE 1: "Analog Electrical Devices and Measurements" topic is described in Chapter 6 (p. 191-228) of our Textbook. It is a summary of analog electrical devices for the current, voltage, and resistance measurements, as well as analog signal conditioning (amplifiers, filters, etc.). Also, the loading errors, impedance matching, grounding, shielding and wiring are described. Since you have covered these topics in more details in ELE 210, Engineering Circuit Analysis I, and  ELE 215, Electronic Instrumentation courses, we are not covering this chapter formally, but will use its content as needed in lab experiments and Data Acquisition topic. Therefore, review this chapter on your own and as needed.

(HW#10a due Tu, 10/23/07): Study Chapter 7, p.235-276 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes)(PDF) and be ready for discussion of the subject matter. Redo the following Examples (2, 4 and 6). Pay special attention on Section 7.2: Sampling Concept (also aliasing) and review related material on the Web: http://www.kostic.niu.edu/aliasing.htm , and last three sections, 7.7: Data Acquisition (DAQ) System Components, 7.8: Analog Input-Output Communications, and 7.9: Digital Input-Output Communications. Review the corresponding handouts on the Web: http://www.kostic.niu.edu/DAQ-LabVIEW.html .

(HW#8P due Th, 10/25/07): Special Assignment: As announced and explained in the beginning of the semester (and elsewhere), research and prepare one-page proposal for Individual Project of your choice and have it approved by me ASAP (during my Office Hours or make an appointment) but before the deadline. After review and/or preliminary approval of your proposal, you have to modify your proposal accordingly, email it to me and get final approval via email from me. The first draft of the project report will be due one week after the approval. Click here for more instructions (print and bring the instructions with your Proposal). Additional information and clarification if needed will be provided during our next class meeting.

(HW#8L due Tu, 10/30/07): Study the handout for our last lab, Measurements of motor-flywheel characteristics and be ready to discuss related matters with our Lab Teaching Assistant. The related DAQ lab will be demonstrated to you also and related Handout posted here soon. See also, LabVIEW and Data Acquisition (DAQ).

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Homework No. 7: Assigned in week of  Tu, 10/09/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#7a due Tu, 10/16/07): (i) Redo problems 5.30 (PDF)* as explained in class. You will need to do similar uncertainty analysis for assignment (ii) and for (iii) your Thermocouple calibration lab, see below.

(ii) As explained in class, you are assigned a homework problem to redo Problem 5.30 if modified to include correction for the room temperature T_Room=75 F ±1 F uncertainty at 95 % probability. In other words, you will assume that data in original problem 5.30 are obtained in our lab with given room temperature and its uncertainty (those are additional data to be used with original data of problem 5.30) and calculate curve fit and uncertainty analysis including the room temperature correction as explained in the Thermocouple Calibration lab handout and verbally in lab and classroom. The results will be different from assignment (i), results without regard to the room temperature. See Hint!

(HW#7b due Tu, 10/18/07):  (iii) Do uncertainty analysis for Thermocouple Calibration lab (using your measured data and procedure similar to assignment (ii) above.
Note: For all lab reports to be submitted from now on (after Chapter 5 lectures) you have to do related uncertainty analysis, which will be graded (as explained in class). 

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Homework No. 6: Assigned in week of  Tu, 10/02/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#6a due Th 10/11/07): Study thoroughly Chapter 5, p.148-166-179 (Secs. 5.9 and 5.10 are not covered)  in our Textbook (See also Ch.5 Notes also PDF) and redo Examples 1 and 3 and posted problems 5.23, 5.30 (PDF), and 5.44 (PDF) as a HW examples.
(HW#6b due Tu, 10/16/07): Do Ch. 5 Problems 14, 22, and 36.  See related article: Uncertainty Analysis of Measurement Result

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Homework No. 5: Assigned in week of  Tu, 09/25/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):
NOTE: Check your name spelling on Class Picture (after the link at top page above is updated) and email to me if any correction is needed.

(HW#5La due We, 09/26/07): Study the handout for our next lab, Thermal conductivity Radial measurements (calculate thermal conductivity for Radial case in similar manner as for Thermal conductivity (Axial) measurements [given as a reference] and as instructed by TA ), and be ready to discuss it with our Lab Teaching Assistant.

(HW#5a due Tu 10/02/07): Redo our Midterm #1 (file may be locked for printing, so you have to read it and solve problems) as a voluntary assignment for additional credit as explained in class (no late submission as explained in class).

(HW#5b due Tu 10/02/07): (1) Study thoroughly Chapter 4, p.109-141 (skip Sec. 4.5) and do Examples 1,2,3,4 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (also in PDF). (2) Toss a coin 15 times (i.e. about the total number of class experiments) and record the outcomes, 2 for head or 0 for tail. Calculate the mean (average) value, sample standard deviation (called standard error in some books) and the standard deviation of the mean. (3) Repeat the same procedure [as in (2)] as another independent assignment. NOTE: The TA/instructor will calculate new average (average of the averages) and standard deviation of your average values and compare it with the standard deviation of the mean.

(HW#5c due Th 10/04/07): (1) Study thoroughly Chapter 4, p.109-141 (skip Sec. 4.5) and do Examples 8,9,10,11,12 in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (also in PDF). Problems 4-3, 4-13, 4-21, 4-31 are posted (and/or worked in class) for your review.

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Homework No. 4: Assigned in week of  Tu, 09/18/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#4a due Th 09/27/07): Our first Midterm exam is scheduled for Tu, 9/25/07. Review all covered reading assignments so far (Chapters 1, 2, and 3), including all examples, homework solutions, and class-worked exercises. Review and/or summarize all covered chapters and fully understand and be familiar with all concepts, formulas and quantities with units in those formulas, as explained in class. Next class is a review class and there will be no new materials covered before the Midterm. HW solutions for all graded HWs are posted, and for the remaining HW it will be posted as soon as it is collected, after which no late HW will be accepted. An additional HW review session may be scheduled with TA if requested by majority of students (talk with your Class Representative and TA to arrange for it if desired).
Review Midterm/Exam Policies (Show all your work for full credit): For Midterm and Final exams staple together in this order from top to bottom: Quiz/Midterm/Final Exam answer form, 4-sheet-blank-paper-set for Midterm or 8 for Final (exact number s must be submitted even if blank), and Multiple Choice answer form (the last page in the stapled set). Bring the latter with your personal Textbook, printed/copied Approved Handouts (with the header in upper-right corner and bounded: stapled or in a single 3-ring folder), pen, pencil and a calculator, etc. Test and exams may be (in part or in whole) closed notes, handouts and textbook, or allowed selected handouts and/or open textbook. I also advise you to review other learning aids on the Publisher’s Textbook Web.

Our first Midterm exam is scheduled for Tuesday, 9/25/2007.  Review all covered reading assignments so far (Chapters 1, 2, and 3), including all examples, homework solutions, and class-worked exercises. Review and/or summarize all covered chapters and fully understand and be familiar with all concepts, formulas and quantities with units in those formulas, as explained in class. There will be a review on Thursday, 9/20/07.
Review Midterm/Exam Policies (Show all your work for full credit) and bring your personal Textbook, printed/copied approved Handouts, blank-paper-set, pen, pencil and a calculator, etc.

(HW#4La due We, 09/19/07): Study the handout for our next lab, Measurements of flow rate and specific heat of air, and be ready to discuss it with our Lab Teaching Assistant.

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Homework No. 3: Assigned in week of  Tu, 09/11/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

Ch2Quiz (HW#3a due Tu 09/18/07): Study thoroughly Chapter 3, Measurement System Behavior, p.72-95 (p.96-104 informational) in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (also in PDF) and Redo Ch.3 Exs. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Redo Ch2Quiz as Homework.

(HW#3b due Tu 09/25/07): Do Ch. 3 Problems 3.8 and 3.30. The problem 3.23 is solved for you using MathCAD ( or PDF format) as a demonstration to help you with the Homework. * Ch 3 Problems 7, 17 and 31 are posted for your review.

NOTE: A useful engineering and physics site http://230nsc1.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
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Homework No. 2: Assigned in week of  Tu, 09/04/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

(HW#2a due Tu 09/11/07): Study thoroughly Chapter 2, Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Signals p.35-57 in depth (and p.58-64 informational) in our Textbook (See also Lecture Notes) (also PDF format), and redo Examples 2.2 and 2,4 (see Note about Reading and Example Homework)

(HW#2Vb due Tu 09/11/07): Verbal Problem: Find out the period of the function: y(t) = sin(5t) + cos(31t).

(HW#2Va due Tu 09/11/07): Solve for all solutions of: sin(x) = - 5+(x)^2  and plot the related graph in scale or printout (as explained in class).

(HW#2b due Th 09/13/07): Solve Ch.2 Problems 2.5 [but y(t)=sin3t+cos30t)], 2.8, and 2.18 (NOTE typo error in Pr.2.18: the first range is 0<t<1 and the second range should be 1<t<2). The problems 2.4, 2.6, and 2.16 are/will be done for you as a HW examples. Example 2.3 was worked out in class using MathCAD.(PDF) * Moving averaging (MA) of data (filtering high frequency noise) -MathCAD (PDF format) and Filtering noisy data using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) -MathCAD (PDF format)
are posted for you to illustrate filtering of higher frequency (for MA) and smaller amplitude (for FFT) components which may be interference and noise (as elaborated in class). HW_solution * 

(HW#3Lb due We 09/12/07): Print and study the handouts for our next labs: (a) Thermocouple Calibration, also Sec.8.5 Thermoelectric Temperature measurement, Text p.300-307, and be ready to discuss them with our Lab Teaching Assistant or me.

(HW#3Lc due We 09/12/07): Print and study  the handout for our next lab: Experimental verification of Bernoulli equation  and bring it to the lab. Review related Fluid Mechanics topic and be ready to discuss related matters with our Lab Teaching Assistant or me.

(HW#1La due Tu 9/4/07): The Lab Safety Rules are posted on our class Web site [ http://www.kostic.niu.edu/LabSafetyRules.html ]. You have to print, read and understand them before doing any work in the lab. You have to send me (and copy to TA) a confirmation e-mail before the first lab that "you have read, understood and will obey all Lab safety rules". You may be asked to sign the same statement before starting any work in our Labs. Please, review the Lab Safety Rules and discuss your concerns if any with me or TA before signing the above statement.
Study corresponding Lab Handout before you come for demonstration of that lab as per TA schedule for your group and verbal explanations given in class and lab (you have to bring printed lab handout with your name on it for every lab). Be ready for a short Quiz related to the lab handout and see also the related Lab notes).

(HW#1Lb due We 9/5/07): You will be shown different general-type and bench-top instruments/sensors, and our lab equipment. Your assignment is to list 10(ten) different instruments/sensors which you saw in our Lab (EB 254). Give specific and detail names including make and model if available. Give brief description and specifications of one listed instrument of your choice (half page length and sketch/photo recommended). For most instruments you will find description in our Textbook or you could use other references from library, Internet, manufacturers' catalogs, anything you find. If specification is not available, use your best judgment to estimate it, like instrument range, precision, accuracy, etc.

(HW#1Lc due We 9/5/07): (I): Print and study  the handout for our next lab: Oscilloscope demonstration, and bring it to the lab. Study related Sec.6.3-Oscilloscope, Text p.196, and be ready to discuss related matters with our Lab Teaching Assistant or me. (I) Print and study  the handout for our next lab: Calibration of and Measurement with Strain Gages, and bring it to the lab. Study related Sec.11.3-Resistance Strain Gages, Text p.428, and be ready to discuss related matters with our Lab Teaching Assistant or me.

NOTE: Your Lab assignment and Lab report are due on the day before the demonstration of the next Lab or in a week time period. It is the best for you if you do your lab experiments right after the demonstration while TA or Instructor is still in the Lab.

(HW#1Br due Tu 9/4/07): Study Introductory materials and Chapter 1-Basic Concepts of Measurement Methods, p. 1-13-28, including 5 Examples (which are actually solved, typical problems with explanations). Redo and submit for grading Exs. 2 and 4. (See also Lecture Notes) (also PDF format and Animated Part).

(HW#1Bp due Tu 9/4/07): Do Ch. 1 Problems: 6, 16, 26, 36, and 46 * HW_solution *  Additional Problem: As explained in class calculate Veff (in Volts) of AC voltage with V(max)=160V and f=60Hz. State the physical meaning of Veff and derive formula for its calculation.*

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Homework Week/No. 1A: Assigned in week of  Tu, 8/28/07 (Due as per rules if not specified otherwise):

IMPORTANT LAB NOTES:

Lab Safety Rules and Our First Lab:

We will start with our labs as announced in class. Attendance is mandatory for all students, and without full lab attendance your grade will be incomplete, which may result in unsatisfactory final grade and repetition of the course.

As discussed in the class, during our work in the laboratories, there is a risk of injury and/or damage to the equipment. That is why you are requested to be careful and responsible and to use a good judgments and common sense, as well as to follow all written and verbally given safety rules.

The Lab Safety Rules are posted on our class Web site [ http://www.kostic.niu.edu/LabSafetyRules.html ]. You have to print, read and understand them before doing any work in the lab. You have to send me a confirmation e-mail before the first lab that "you have read, understood and will obey all Lab safety rules". You may be asked to sign the same statement before starting any work in our Labs. Please, review the Lab Safety Rules and discuss your concerns if any with me or TA before signing the above statement.

Have a safe, productive and satisfying work in our Labs!

NOTE 1 ABOUT THE LAB EXPERIMENT: You must finish experiment in the lab at least one day before the next scheduled experiment (usually within a week, afterwards the lab setup may be disassembled in order to prepare new experiment's setup).  Your previous Lab assignment and Lab report are due on the day, but before the demonstration of the next Lab, or in a week time period. It is the best for you if you do your lab experiments right after the demonstration while TA is still in the Lab.

NOTE 2 ABOUT THE LAB REPORT: As explained in class and lab, you have to perform every demonstrated experiment individually as a homework assignment, calculate results (show work for each characteristic sample with units) and submit the corresponding lab report, as per related handout and posted and verbal instructions by TA and Instructor. There is no formal format for the lab reports and esthetics is not important, but neatness and substance are. In addition to required calculation and presentation of results in tabular and graphical form, you should be very specific and write as little as necessary, like key words and titles and short paragraphs for peculiar comments and conclusions. Avoid unnecessary general or repetitive descriptions from the handouts and references, but make specific reference to appropriate source instead.  

NOTE 3 ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT: As discussed in class, start thinking about individual experimental project ASAP (it will be officially assigned around the middle of the semester, see Project Proposal Assignment etc.). There will be requirements for professional (technical/formal) report, see Instructions.

(HW#1a due Tu, 08/31/07):

1. Print (a) our class Syllabus (link above), (b) Class/HW/Lab/Exam Policies, and (c) Office Hours and Info posted on my Web site, www.kostic.niu.edu , sign it (upper right corner) and bring it for our next class meeting. Read the syllabus and its relevant links very carefully, and clarify with me all your concerns and doubts during our next class meeting.
2. Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics: Academic integrity, honesty and professional ethics are very important aspects of learning in colleges and universities and later in social and professional life. Go to Online Tutorial on Academic Integrity at http://www.ai.niu.edu/ai/students and obtain the Certificate of Completion, and submit it as HW. See also ASME Ethics Center.
3. Review Let's get acquainted: First Things First!*[PDF format is convenient for printing].
4. Send me an email (kostic@niu.edu) and copy to TA with the subject line (exactly but without quotes, you may cut-and-paste): " MEE 390fa07 Student E-mail Contact ," and a 80-120 word free-assay by introducing yourself and expressing your expectations and concerns about the subject after reviewing the syllabus (do not attach the assay as separate file but it must be within the email message - cut-and-paste if you use Word file for example). This email has to be sent by the deadline (BUT after reading very carefully the syllabus and its relevant links-Item (1) above) so that I can get your email address (using your email account you like to get responses to it) to make up email group list for our class, and be able to send you future class information via email (most of info will be also posted on our HW web page - if you ever change your email account you have to report it to me).
   NOTE: If the exact format/rules for the email are not followed (no exception) a credit of 1 point will be issued instead if 5 points. You may also get an Auto-Reply: Sorry that your email could not be processed since class keyword is missing in the Subject line and/or no sender's name at the massage end, as per our class rules."

(HW#1b due Tu 9/4/07): Study Chapter 1 and redo all Examples:  (see Note about Reading and Example Homework)

TA Assignment at the beginning of every semester: Please print, read, and understand the following links:
     TA Work Description  and Important TA Role in Education Process, as well as relevant Course Syllabus, HW Assignments, Office Hours and Info, etc., and show all those to me during our next meeting. Email to me your contact information, your class and any other schedules during the current semester, and your TA Office Hours. More information at: www.kostic.niu.edu/GradAssts.html .

Textbook:
R.S. Figliola, and D.E. Beasley, Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements - 4rd Edition, Wiley, 2006

Additional references will be given during the lectures along with handouts.

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