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=== Basic Data Analysis (Igor, 6 weeks) ===
 
=== Basic Data Analysis (Igor, 6 weeks) ===
 
* propagation of errors
 
* propagation of errors
* Basic analysis: interpolation, area integrals, multidimensional data handling
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** Taylor Ch. 3
* Statistics: calculating statistical parameters, distributions, precision, uncertainty, ANOVAA
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* interpolation,
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* area integrals  
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** NR Ch. 4
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** between markers
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** multidimensional data handling
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* Statistics:  
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** calculating statistical parameters
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** distributions
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*** Taylor Ch. 5 (normal), 10 (binomial), 11 (Poisson)
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** precision, uncertainty
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*** Taylor Ch. 2
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** ANOVA
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*** Stat parameters NR Ch. 14
 
* Correlation and regressions (variants)
 
* Correlation and regressions (variants)
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*** Taylor Ch. 9
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*** NR Ch. 13.2, 14.5
 
** centered (Pearson's) vs uncentered correlation
 
** centered (Pearson's) vs uncentered correlation
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*** NR Ch. 15.0-3
 
** vertical vs orthogonal distance regression
 
** vertical vs orthogonal distance regression
 
** squared vs absolute value errors for regression
 
** squared vs absolute value errors for regression
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*** chi2 Taylor Ch. 12
 
** weighted vs unweighted regression
 
** weighted vs unweighted regression
 
* boxcar and weighted smoothing
 
* boxcar and weighted smoothing
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** Allen Ch. 6.5, NR Ch. 14.9
 
** propagation of errors
 
** propagation of errors
* Signal-to-noise, noise reducing measures, signal enhancing measures, numerical high pass filters, low pass filters etc.
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* Signal-to-noise, noise reducing measures, signal enhancing measures, numerical high pass filters (freq response in smoothing), low pass filters etc.
 
* Fitting of custom functions
 
* Fitting of custom functions
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** fitting known spectra to total spectrum
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** cubic spline fits
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** fixed x wave vs. free x wave
  
 
=== Advanced Data Analysis (Igor, 4 weeks) ===
 
=== Advanced Data Analysis (Igor, 4 weeks) ===

Revision as of 12:20, 20 August 2012

CHEM 6111 - Special Topics - Data Analysis and Acquisition

This 3-credit course will be offered by Dr. Ingrid Ulbrich (with assistance from Prof. Jose L. Jimenez) in Fall of 2012. It will be a required course for 1st year analytical chemistry students, and optional for others.


Course Information

  • Lectures: Tue & Thur 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm, Ekeley W166
  • Office Hours: TBD
  • Required Texts
    • Taylor, Error Analysis, 2nd. Ed., 1997. ISBN: 093570275X, on reserve at Norlin
    • Press, Teukolsky, Vetterling, and Flannery, Numerical Recipes
    • Allen and Tildesley, Computer Simulation of Liquids, 1987. Selections will be posted here.

Lectures, Reading, and Homework

Introduction to computer graphing, functions and programming (Igor, 2 weeks)

Basic Data Analysis (Igor, 6 weeks)

  • propagation of errors
    • Taylor Ch. 3
  • interpolation,
  • area integrals
    • NR Ch. 4
    • between markers
    • multidimensional data handling
  • Statistics:
    • calculating statistical parameters
    • distributions
      • Taylor Ch. 5 (normal), 10 (binomial), 11 (Poisson)
    • precision, uncertainty
      • Taylor Ch. 2
    • ANOVA
      • Stat parameters NR Ch. 14
  • Correlation and regressions (variants)
      • Taylor Ch. 9
      • NR Ch. 13.2, 14.5
    • centered (Pearson's) vs uncentered correlation
      • NR Ch. 15.0-3
    • vertical vs orthogonal distance regression
    • squared vs absolute value errors for regression
      • chi2 Taylor Ch. 12
    • weighted vs unweighted regression
  • boxcar and weighted smoothing
    • Allen Ch. 6.5, NR Ch. 14.9
    • propagation of errors
  • Signal-to-noise, noise reducing measures, signal enhancing measures, numerical high pass filters (freq response in smoothing), low pass filters etc.
  • Fitting of custom functions
    • fitting known spectra to total spectrum
    • cubic spline fits
    • fixed x wave vs. free x wave

Advanced Data Analysis (Igor, 4 weeks)

  • Numerical solution of ODEs
  • convolution (student request to IMU)
  • Montecarlo simulations
  • Positive Matrix Factorization
  • Frequency analysis and FFT

Data Acquisition (Labview, 3 weeks)

  • Fundamentals of data acquisition
  • Data I/O, parsing of text files, write to file etc.
  • Labview: introduction and programming
  • Data acquisition problems brought by students from their research

Additional Resources

  • Additional Texts
    • Building Scientific Apparatus (Moore, Davis, and Coplan)