CE 597 (029) ADjustment of Geospatial Observations Fall '08
Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering
last update 26-aug-08
- 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, $50, stopy by office
if on campus, mail in check if off-campus (see postal address on home page).
Make check out to "E. M. Mikhail".
- 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 1:30-2:45 POTR 262
- Office hours
- any time is ok, ask early about assignments, not at last minute.
- Grader / TA
- None
- Grading
- 1 Midterm Exam 38%, Final Exam 38%, Homework 24%, 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 may do a GUI application
- Web Address
- http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~bethel, follow link for fall, 2008
- 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.