58:080 Experimental Engineering

Teaching Staff

Instructor:
Hongtao Ding, Assistant Professor
Office: 2410 SC
Office Hours: TBD
Office Phone: 319-335-5674
Email: hongtao-ding@uiowa.edu

Teaching Assistants:
Tim Heiderscheit
Office: 2256 SC
Office Hours: TBD
Email: timothy-heiderscheit@uiowa.edu

Mehdi Esmaeilpour
Office: 223-7 SHL
Office Hours: TBD
Email: mehdi-esmaeilpour@uiowa.edu

Yakin Kim
Office: 223-8 SHL
Office Hours: TBD
Email: yagin-kim@uiowa.edu

Nicholas Wang
Office: 109 IATL
Office Hours: TBD
Email: qinghua-wang.edu

Course Description

The purpose of this class is to gain proficiency in designing, assembling, and operating an experiment and then analyzing and presenting the results. This encompasses skills such as understanding control and data acquisition electronics, operation and limitation of sensors, calibration and error analysis, assessing applicability of theory and the impact of secondary experimental variables, and writing and presenting reports and analysis. Writing reports is a significant component of this course. In the real world, promotion and corporate visibility depend on the impression that reports convey. A well written report is a strong advocate for your abilities.