MEAS102 - SI Units - The Second

The following is the course outline:

• Introduction
• History of the Second
  • Historical development of the second
  • Importance of the Second for Navigation and Astronomy
  • Quantum Mechanics and Relativity
• The Definition
• Realization of the Second
• Time Scales
  • UT1
  • TAI
  • UTC
  • Time Zones
• Synchronization and Syntonization
• Time Transfer and Measurement
  • GPS Common-View
  • Time Code and Time Code Generators
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Frequency Transfer and Measurement
  • Phase and Frequency
  • Fractional Frequency Deviation
  • Time Deviation
  • Allan Variance
• Instrumentation
  • Frequency Standards
  • Counters, Frequency Counters, and Clocks
  • Time Code Generators
  • GPS Receivers
  • Phase Comparitors
• Summary

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This course is a first in a series of courses on the SI units. The courses in this series are:

• MEAS102 - SI Units - The Second
• MEAS103 - SI Units - The meter
• MEAS104 - SI Units - The kilogram
• MEAS105 - SI Units - The Ampere
• MEAS106 - SI Units - The Kelvin
• MEAS107 - SI Units - The mole
• MEAS108 - SI Units - The candela

This covers some of the ASQ CCT body of knowledge, and is worth 0.2 Recertification Units (RU) towards ACQ CCT recertification.

The only prerequisite for this course is MEAS101. Most of this course is accesible with an understanding of algebra. There is a section that uses calculus, but it is there for reference, and is not required to pass the course.

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