The course is focused on measuring electrical, magnetic, and non-electrical quantities. In the first part of the semester, students are introduced to the basics of metrology in order to be able to evaluate the accuracy of measuring methods and measuring instruments, both analogue and digital. In subsequent sections the principles, structure and characteristics of measuring instruments, sampling, A/D and D/A converters, oscilloscopes and counters are explained. Almost half of the semester is devoted to methods of measuring voltage, current, frequency, time interval, phase, power, resistance, capacitance, inductance and resonant frequency, magnetic quantities, and non-electrical quantities.

In laboratory exercises, students verify in practice the knowledge acquired in lectures: implementation of measuring methods, selection of appropriate measuring equipment, measurement proper, and accuracy evaluation via calculating the uncertainties.

Classification of measuring instruments for electrical quantities. Principles of correct measurement, evaluation of the accuracy of instruments and methods, uncertainties of direct and indirect measuring methods. Analogue measuring instruments. Digital measuring instruments, sampling, A/D converters, characteristics. D/A converters. Measuring amplifier, its characteristics and use in measuring technology. Oscilloscopes. Basic methods for measuring voltage, current, frequency, time interval, phase, power, resistance, capacitance, inductance, and resonant frequency. Measurement of acoustic quantities and characteristics of audio equipmen. Measurement of non-electrical quantities. Automated measurement.