CE CE 597Z ADjustment of Geospatial Observations Fall '07
Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering
last update 20-aug-07
- Instructor
- Jim Bethel, CIVL 4109, Tel: 494-6719,
Email: bethel@ecn.purdue.edu
- Primary Text
- Analysis and Adjustment of Survey Observations, by Mikhail
and Gracie, (out of print) obtain copy from instructor
- Historical Perspective
- Longitude by Dava Sobel, Walker & Co. New York
- References
- 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 on your own machine
untethered to the internet.
- ITAP "DACS/Software Remote" also works from
anywhere, but requires fast internet.
- Class
- T,Th 10:30-11:45 BRNG B268
- Office hours
- any time is ok, ask early about assignments, not at last minute.
- Grader / TA
- None
- Grading
- 1 Midterm Exam 37.5%, Final Exam 37.5%, Homework 25%, 1 page of
notes allowed for exams
- Homework
- collaboration OK on concepts, but hand in your own work
- Programming
- you will need to become familiar with Matlab, later in the term
we will do a GUI application
- Web Address
- http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~bethel, follow link for fall, 2007
- note: prior years' sites are there, use for reference and help.
- Topics generally the same, maybe different order, different emphasis.
homeworks and exams will be different.