Course: Theory of Measurement and Experiment

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Course title Theory of Measurement and Experiment
Course code SLO/PGSEX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrabovský Miroslav, prof. RNDr. DrSc.
Course content
- Introduction to the theory of the measurement (development of the theory of the measurement, quantification) - Abstract structures - Physical quantities - Helmholtz's theory of the measurement, units and their systems, implementation of the quantities - metronomics) - Basic conception of the theory of the measurement (representation theory of the measurement: basic definitions, relational system, scales and their types; realization of the quantities: dimensions of the physical units, systems of the units; measurement: postulates of the measurement model, realization of the measurement) - Concept of the model (introduction to the issue of the models; the law and the model; classification of the models; stages of model development; mathematical and physical models; formation of mathematically physical model, deviation of the models from the reality)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 600 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim is to give students information about theory of measurement and experiment, planning and management of experiment, model in experiment.
Knowledge Show knowledge of terminology of measurement theory and its interpretations in the physical experiment.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the undergraduate physics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics (examination)
Recommended literature
  • Kubáček, L., Kubáčková, L. (2000). Statistika a metrologie. UP Olomouc.
  • Mlčoch, J.; Rössler, T. (2006). Teorie měření a experimentu. VUP, 246 s.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester