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== | ==2011== | ||
* Update on faster than light neutrinos | |||
* Group work (10 minutes) -- two measurements, what to do? | |||
===[[ | ** (write on the board) You obtain two independent measurements of the speed of light(a) 34.8 +/- 0.5 cm/ns (b) 0.28(2) m/ns | ||
** Discuss with neighbor: As a scientist, what should you do with these measurements to report a final answer? What do you want to do? What can you do? What if your reputation were to depend on it? What if lives were at stake or otherwise super-important? | |||
* Discussion of group work (20 minutes) | |||
* Links on other pages for now (rest of time) | |||
==Prior years== | |||
* Sebastian / Matthew example SEM | |||
[[/Linear fitting|Derivation of linear fitting]] | |||
==[[/Random numbers|Generating Random Numbers from Arbitrary PDFs]]== | |||
==Supporting Excel sheets== | |||
* [[Image:Weighted mean and random.xlsx]] (This is the Excel 2007 version) | |||
* [[Image:Weighted mean and random.xls]] (This is the Excell 2003 version) |
Latest revision as of 10:42, 24 October 2011
2011
- Update on faster than light neutrinos
- Group work (10 minutes) -- two measurements, what to do?
- (write on the board) You obtain two independent measurements of the speed of light(a) 34.8 +/- 0.5 cm/ns (b) 0.28(2) m/ns
- Discuss with neighbor: As a scientist, what should you do with these measurements to report a final answer? What do you want to do? What can you do? What if your reputation were to depend on it? What if lives were at stake or otherwise super-important?
- Discussion of group work (20 minutes)
- Links on other pages for now (rest of time)
Prior years
- Sebastian / Matthew example SEM
Generating Random Numbers from Arbitrary PDFs
Supporting Excel sheets
- File:Weighted mean and random.xlsx (This is the Excel 2007 version)
- File:Weighted mean and random.xls (This is the Excell 2003 version)