ME 103 | Experimentation and Measurements

Spring 2026

George Anwar

ganwar@berkeley.edu

Professor

he/him

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Week 08 - Calibration and Testing!

This Week:

On labs and project:

• We start testing/calibration for the final project this week! Here’s the google sheet for your groups. Check Ed for more detailed information!

On Homeworks:

• HW 3 had another extension and is now due Wednesday, March 18 at 11:59PM!
• HW 4 has been released and is due Monday, March 30th at 11:59 PM

On Midterms:

• Check Stephs’s Practice Midterm Announcement for tips to practice for the upcoming midterm!
  • Midterm Review has been posted to bCourses under Media Gallery!

All Announcements

Course Calendar

All lecture videos can be found on bCourses.

Week 1 - Introduction to ME103

• Discussion 1: ME100 Electronics Review (Slides) (Video) (Solutions)
• Homework 0: Analog Circuits and Significant Digits (Solutions)
• “A quick introduction to LaTeX” - presented by Jeremy Howard

1/19

No lecture

Introduction to Measurements

1/21

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Principles of Measurements, Variability, and Types of Errors
Readings - Beckwith 1, 2, 3.1-3.3

Week 2 - Probability and Hypothesis Testing

• Lab 0: Data Collection and Uncertainty (Handout) (Solutions)
• Discussion 2: Statistics Review (Slides) (Solutions)
  • Supplementary Discussion (Video)
• Homework 1: Statistics, Probability, Error Propagation (Solutions)
• Statistical Tables and the formula sheet are found on bCourses here! You will find them to be helpful for homework and the midterms!

Statistics I

1/26

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and uncertainty propagation
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 3.1-3.12

Measurement Project Intro

1/28

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Project vision, scope, and lab facilities
Readings - None

Week 3 - Experimental Design and Non-Parametric Statistics

• Lab 1: Ping Pong Calibration (Handout) (Solutions)
• Discussion 3: Statistics Review (Slides) (Solutions)
  • Supplementary Discussion (Video)
• Homework 1: Statistics, Probability, Error Propagation (Solutions)
• Statistical Tables and the formula sheet are found on bCourses here! You will find them to be helpful for homework and the midterms!

Design of Experiments

2/2

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Full & fractional factorial designs
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 17

Statistics II

2/4

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Non-parametric statistics and tests for normality
Readings - None.

Week 4 - Frequency Domain Analysis and Dynamic Responses

• Lab 2: Data Collection and Uncertainty (Handout) (Solutions)
• Discussion 2: Statistics Review (Slides) (Solutions)
  • Supplementary Discussion (Video)
• Homework 2: Statistics, Probability, Error Propagation (Solutions)

Signal Processing I

2/9

(Slides)(Boardwork)
Frequency Domain, Nyquist criterion, aliasing, Fourier Transforms, and convolution
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 4

Response Types of Measurement Systems

2/11

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Dynamic and Thermal Responses of Measurement Systems
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 5, 7.7, 7.16

Week 5 - Fourier Transforms and Applications

• Pre-lab 3: (Handout) (Solutions)
• Discussion 4: Hypothesis Testing & Non Parametric Testing (Slides)
• Homework 2: Statistics, Probability, Error Propagation (Solutions)

2/16

No Lecture - Presidents Day

Signal Processing II

2/18

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Fourier Applications, Bode Plots, ADC, quantization error
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 4

Week 6 - Data Presentation

• Lab 3: Vibrating Beam Sensor Calibration (Handout) (Solutions)
• Discussion 5: Hypothesis Testing & Non Parametric Testing (Slides)(Solutions)
• Homework 3: Frequency Analysis and Bode Plots - due 3/16(Solutions)

Written and Visual Communication of Results

2/23

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Written and graphical presentation of results
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 3.13

Measurement in Control Systems

2/25

(Slides) (Boardwork)
DC Motor Lab Intro + Root Locus!
Readings - None

Week 7 - Presentations and Sensors

• Milestone B due (3/17)
• HW 3 is now due Wednesday (3/18), 11:59 PM. Check BCourses for necessary files. (Ed) (Solutions)
  • Check the Formula Sheet
• Discussion 6: Signals and Fourier(Slides) (Solutions)

Oral Communication of Results

3/2

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Oral presentation of experimental results
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 3.13

Sensors I

3/4

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Displacement, Velocity, Force, and Strain Sensors
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 8, 6.11, 11.13, 13

Week 8 - Sensors 2 and 3

• HW 3 is now due Wednesday (3/18), 11:59 PM. Check BCourses for necessary files. (Ed) (Solutions)
  • Check the Formula Sheet
• HW 4 has been released and will be due Monday, March 30th at 11:59 PM

Sensors II

3/9

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Inertial Sensors
Readings - Beckwith Ch 17

Sensors III

3/11

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Temperature Sensors
Readings - Beckwith Ch 16

Week 9 - Sensors 4 and 5

• Milestone C due 3/20

Sensors IV

3/16

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Pressure Sensors
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 14

Sensors V

3/18

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Midterm I Review
Fluid Flow Sensors
Readings - Beckwith Ch. 15

Week 10 - Spring Break

3/23

No Lecture - Spring Break

3/25

No lecture - Spring break

Week 11 - Midterm 1

• No discussion this week!
• Midterm 1 will be held during your lab sections this week
• Midterm 1 Review (Practice Exam) (Notes) (Video) (Practice Solutions)
• Measurement Project: Continue to collect data.
• HW4 due (4/3) Is entirely for completion

3/30

Midterm 1 Week

4/1

Midterm 1 Week

Week 12 - Sensors 6 and Advanced Statistics

Sensors VI

4/6

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Other Sensors (Chemical, Humidity, EM, etc.)
Reading - Beckwith Ch. 15

Advanced Statistical Analysis I

4/8

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Robust regression, ANOVA, Heteroskedasticity
Reading - None

Week 13 - Advanced Statistical Analysis and Time-Series

• HW5 due (4/13)

Advanced Statistical Analysis II

4/13

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Bootstrap, PCA, k-means vs. hierarchical
Readings - None

Time-series Analysis

4/15

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Time-series, Filtering, Kalman filter
Readings - None

Week 14 - Midterm 2

• No discussions for the rest of semester!
• Midterm 2 will be held in [TBD] from 7-9 PM. More details to come.
• Midterm 2 Review (Practice Exam) (Notes) (Video) (Practice Solutions)
• Measurement Project: Continue to collect data and refine first draft of paper.

4/20

Midterm 2 Review

4/22

Midterm 2 - HW/Content Based

Week 15 - Image-based Measurements

• Homework 6: Image Based Measurements - due 4/27
• Measurement project: additional data gathering and analysis in preperation for Milestone E and F.

Image-based measurements I

4/27

(Slides) (Boardwork)
DSP Fundamentals, Spatial Filters, Image Reconstruction
Reading - GW Ch. 2,3,5

Image-based measurements II

4/29

(Slides) (Boardwork)
Image compression, Feature Extraction, Classification (ML)
Reading - GW Ch. 8, 11, 12, Hastie ESL

Week 16

• RRR Week: No Lectures
• Project Milestone E: Final Presentations.
• We will release a sign-up sheet a week before. Keep an eye out on Ed.

Final Project Presentations

5/4

No Lectures!

Week 17

• Project Milestone F: Revised Paper - due 5/15
• Good luck on your exams!

Finals Week

5/15

No Lectures!