Study Programmes 2015-2016
| PHYS0931-1 | |||||||||||
| Data processing | |||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 15h Th, 30h Pr | |||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Pierre Magain | |||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | |||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | |||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| 1. Introduction
- experimental errors and noise
- instrumental profile
2. Fourier analysis - sampling and interpolation - correlation - spectral analysis 3. Modelling of data: - inductive methods - maximum likelihood - least squares fitting 4. deconvolution - Fourier methods - direct elementary methods - maximum entrop method - bayesian methods - MCS method |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To understand and experiment the basic principles of experimental data processing in physical science. | |||||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Basics of algebra, mathematical analysis, probability and statistics. Introductory phyics. | |||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Computer exercises. The student will have to cope with typical examples of data, similar to those an experimental physicist may have to deal with in his research. | |||||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Theoretical lectures (about 1h30).
Computer exercises (about 2-3h). Presence is mandatory. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Photocopies of slides. | |||||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The examination consists in solving two data analysis problems, similar to those carried out during the computer exercises. This is followed by a discussion of the results and of the relevant methods. It may be completed by a theoretical question on the last part of the course, dealing with deconvolution. | |||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pierre Magain Institut d'astrophysique et de Géophysique, Bat. B5c, allée du 6 Aout, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman). Tél.: 04/366.97.53 E-mail : Pierre.Magain@ulg.ac.be |
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Items online :
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 | copies des transparents copies des transparents utilisés au cours |
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| Syllabus d'exercices Explication des exercices réalisés lors des séances |
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