CE 506 Data Adjustment I Fall '05
Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering
last update 29-aug-05
- Instructor
- Jim Bethel, CIVL 4109, Tel: 494-6719,
Email: bethel@ecn.purdue.edu
- Primary Text
- Adjustment Computations, by Wolf & Ghilani, Wiley 1997
- Historical Perspective
- Measuring America, by Andro Linklater, Plume/Penguin 2003,
Read during first part of semester, I will give some questions to
address in an essay due near the end of the semester.
- References (Informative but not required)
- Analysis and Adjustment of Survey Observations, by Mikhail
and Gracie, (out of print) obtain copy from Prof. Mikhail
- Linear Algebra, Geodesy, and GPS, by Strang and Borre,
Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 1997
- GPS Satellite Surveying, by Leick, Wiley 2004
- Numerical & Graphics Software (highly recommended)
- Matlab Student Version, Matlab is available on
all ITAP & ECN machines but with this you can work in the comfort of
your own home. ITAP "DACS" also works from home - it's better with
fast internet service.
- Class
- T,Th 10:30 CIVL 1129, F 8:30 CIVL 1129
- Office hours
- any time is ok, ask early about assignments, not at last minute.
- Grader / TA
- Tony Li, li41@purdue.edu, CIVL 4120, Office Hours: Monday 2:30-3:30
- Grading
- 2 Midterm Exams 25% each, Final Exam 25%, Homework 25%, 1 page of
notes allowed for exams
- Homework
- collaboration OK on ideas, but hand in your own work with solutions
that you have personally created
- Programming
- you will need to become familiar with Matlab, later in the term
we may do a GUI application
- Web Address
- www.ecn.purdue.edu/~bethel, follow link for fall, 2005,
note: prior years' sites are there, use for reference and help. coverage
will be about the same. homeworks and exams will be different.