Re: [Phys-l] Some recommendations please

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

The "error" book to which you refer is likely Lyons (Louis); it's  
thin, 95 pp. and small)  Another formerly? used at UCSC is Taylor  
(John R.)  (thicker 270 pp.)


The std. "practical" book was Melissionos (Late 60's +).  Newer is  
Preston and Dietz,  whose principal advantage is it incorporates  
electronix advances.  There's likely a latest.

bc too long retired.

p.s. Melissionos has a chapter on error propagation, counting stats,  
etc., as does P and D, which also has a few pp. on "how to publish  
your results":  ....   Including some of the AIP Style Manual.

The latter book also, backwardly, discusses sig. figs.



On 2009, Jun 01, , at 13:55, alex brown wrote:

> I require a book on lab\practical practises and techniques  
> including error propagation at under graduate level.  We used one  
> at UCL (London), but can't remember the name of it apart from it  
> being very thin...
>
> Also a book on how to go about writing a science dissertation.
>
> Thanks for any advice and apologies if this is not the correct  
> place.  I do not leke to rely on the reviews on Amazon to make a  
> decision
> Alex
>
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