An Introduction to Error Analysis

The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements

Second Edition

John R. Taylor

University of Colorado

An International Bestseller

"This text provides a rational, step-by-step introduction to understanding and estimating random uncertainties in physical measurements. Although the text is intended primarily for undergraduate students, I find it useful as well at the research level, to introduce graduate students to unfamiliar topics in the study of experimental uncertainties...a high-quality resource [students] can continue to learn from, even after they graduate."

--Physics Today

"Score a hit! The book reveals the exceptional skill of the author as lecturer and teacher. A valuable reference work for any student (or instructor) in the sciences and engineering."

--The Physics Teacher

This best-selling text by John Taylor, now released in its second edition, introduces the study of uncertainties to lower division science students. Assuming no prior knowledge, the author introduces error analysis through the use of familiar examples ranging from carpentry to well-known historic experiments. Pertinent worked examples, simple exercises throughout the text, and numerous chapter-ending problems combine to make the book ideal for use in physics, chemistry and engineering lab courses. This book has been translated into nine languages, has more adoptions than we can count, and its famous cover is now also available as a poster.

About the Author:

Professor John Taylor, sho wn here as "Mr. Wizard" on his bed nails, is Professor of Physics and Presidential Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He has won numerous teaching awards, served as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physics, and received an Emmy Award for his television series called "Physics 4 Fun." Taylor is the author of two more best-selling textbooks; Classical Mechanics and Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers.

Translated into Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai and Korean.

Copyright 1997, 327 pages



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