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Analysis and Presentation of Experimental Results

With Examples, Problems and Programs

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Costas Christodoulides

    1. Department of Physics, Professor Emeritus, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens , Zografou, Athens, Greece

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  2. George Christodoulides

    1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FRS-FNRS), Centre Valibel, Institute for Language and Communication , Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

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  • Provides many figures, examples, and problems with solutions that guide the student step by step
  • Offers a written laboratory report of an experiment as an example
  • Contains a chapter entirely dedicated to graphs: how to prepare them and how to extract information from them
  • Includes an appendix on dimensional analysis
  • Presents an extensive account of the statistics of radioactivity
  • Uses programs in Excel®, Origin®, Python and R
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Basic Statistical Concepts

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 1-37

  3. Measurement Errors

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 39-56

  4. A Thought Experiment

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 57-75

  5. The Statistical Analysis of Experimental Results

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 77-121

  6. The Presentation of Numerical Results

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 123-136

  7. The Propagation of Errors

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 137-162

  8. The Three Basic Probability Distributions

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 163-214

  9. The Statistics of Radioactivity

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 215-238

  10. Elements from the Theory of Errors

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 239-289

  11. Comparison and Rejection of Measurements

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 291-300

  12. The Method of Least Squares

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 301-375

  13. Graphs

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 377-447

  14. The Written Report of the Results of an Experiment

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 449-471

  15. Appendices

    • Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides
    Pages 473-505

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 507-526
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About this book

This book is intended as a guide to the analysis and presentation of experimental results. It develops various techniques for the numerical processing of experimental data, using basic statistical methods and the theory of errors. After presenting basic theoretical concepts, the book describes the methods by which the results can be presented, both numerically and graphically. 


The book is divided into three parts, of roughly equal length, addressing the theory, the analysis of data, and the presentation of results. Examples are given and problems are solved using the Excel, Origin, Python and R software packages. In addition, programs in all four languages are made available to readers, allowing them to use them in analyzing and presenting the results of their own experiments. Subjects are treated at a level appropriate for undergraduate students in the natural sciences, but this book should also appeal to anyone whose work involves dealing with experimental results.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Professor Emeritus, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens , Zografou, Athens, Greece

    Costas Christodoulides

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FRS-FNRS), Centre Valibel, Institute for Language and Communication , Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    George Christodoulides

About the authors

C. Christodoulides is Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University of Athens. For over 35 years he has been teaching physics courses at students of Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics. Out of his intense teaching activity, he published several textbooks in Greek. Recently he published "The Special Theory of Relativity" with Springer (2016).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Analysis and Presentation of Experimental Results

  • Book Subtitle: With Examples, Problems and Programs

  • Authors: Costas Christodoulides, George Christodoulides

  • Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53345-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53344-5Published: 29 June 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53345-2Published: 14 June 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2192-4791

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 526

  • Number of Illustrations: 119 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Original Greek edition published by N.T.U.A. University Press, Athens, 2009

  • Topics: Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Chemistry/Food Science, general, Engineering, general

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