Sensor and Data Acquisition FOS 6936

Course Information

Students registering for this course will have to prepare one or two (depending on the number of students) 50-min seminars where they will describe the principle of operation of one or two instruments/methods that they need to use for their research. They will need to include the cutting edge technology as well as commercially available devices. They will need to explain how data is acquired, processed and used for their research projects. There will be two mid-term exams and a final exam.

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Objectives:

• To better understand the principles of operation of common and not-so-common sensors
• To improve research efficiency by learning the principles and tools used for data acquisition need for computer-interfacing several laboratory instruments.
• To learn different kinds of instruments and procedures used in different biological science disciplines

Dates/Times: Wednesdays, 4-5pm

Location: BHG, Teaching Lab

Textbook: None

Registration:

Marianne Mangone,
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
352-952-1991 Ext. 236.

Course FOS 6936
Section Number # 8388