Course Catalog 2007-2008

MIT-4016 SENSOR PHYSICS, 7 cr
Sensor Physics

Courses persons responsible
Jouko Halttunen

Lecturers
Jouko Halttunen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 4 h/per - -
Exercise - - - 4 h/per - -
Exercise work - - - 1 h/week 2 h/week -
Seminar - - - 4 h/per - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Basic skills for the selection and application of sensors.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Fundamentals of sensor physics, working principles of most common sensors.       
2. Fiber optic sensors.       
3. Acoustic sensors.       
4. Applications of sensors.       

Requirements for completing the course
Final examination and accepted exercises.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Sensors and Transducers Usher, M.J., Keating, D.A. 0-333-60487-3   2nd Edition Yes  English 
    Book Principles of Measurement Systems Bentley, J.P. 0-582-23779-3   3rd Edition Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    MIT-1016 MIT-1016 Measurement Technology 5 Recommendable
    MIT-2016 MIT-2016 Metrology 7 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Chapters 12, 15 and 16 from Bentley's book exam material.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 60 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 8
    Exercises 8
    Laboratory assignments 18
    Seminar reports 28
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 10

    Study materials Hours
    Books 62
    Online material not in finnish 6

    Other scaledHours
    Preparation for exam 40
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Self-study 10
    Total sum 193

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    Last modified 28.02.2007
    Modified byJouko Halttunen