Course syllabus

Welcome to the Radar Systems and Application course RRY080

The course is offered by the Department of Space, Earth and Environment

Examiner: Lars Ulander, Room EDIT 4334, lars.ulander@chalmers.se

The course PM and other course documents are available here: Modules  

For all lectures and example classes, use this Zoom link RRY080 Zoom (password 959923) 

 

Examination (extract from course PM)

The course examination consists of two home exercise reports and a written exam.

The two reports (HE1, HE2) must be approved and the written exam grade must be 3, or higher, to pass the course and obtain the 7,5 hp credits. The course grade (3, 4 or 5) is equal to the grade obtained on the written exam.

The two reports are corrected and checked in URKUND before approval. A detailed schedule, including deadline and review dates, for the second report (HE2) is given in the Study plan and time schedule.  The schedule for the first report (HE1) will be given at the laboratory work session.

The written exam paper has a maximum of 50 points. Nominal thresholds for grades 3, 4 and 5 are 20, 30 and 40 points. The examiner can decide to lower the thresholds if the written exam is more difficult than normal.

Bonus points are added to the written exam paper result. Each of the two reports must be submitted before the deadline to be eligible for bonus points. A report submitted before the deadline, and approved at the first review, gives 2 bonus point. Non-approval at the first review, followed by revision and submitted at the latest the day before the written exam, gives 1 point if approved at the second review. The maximum number of bonus points on the written exam is 4. Bonus points can be used for the re-exam in August during the same year but not after that. 

Written exam: 1 June 2021, 14:00-18:00

Written re-exam: 20 Aug 2021, 14:00-18:00 

A formula sheet is available and will be included as part of the written exam paper and does not have to be brought by the student to the written exam.  

The following items are also allowed at the written exam:

  • Mathematics Handbook for Science and Engineering (Beta) by Råde and Westergren (equivalent mathematical handbook can be allowed after approval by the examiner)
  • Physics Handbook for Science and Engineering by Nordling and Österman (equivalent physics handbook can be allowed after approval by the examiner)
  • Dictionary
  • Electronic calculator (only calculators approved by Chalmers, i.e. Casio FX82..., Texas TI30... or Sharp ELW531…).

This year, the written exam will be an open book home exam using Zoom proctoring. Note that the written exam is individual and that no collaboration nor help from any other individual is allowed. Both grades 4 and 5 will initially be reported as grade 4. To obtain grade 5, an oral exam must also be passed in addition to obtaining grade 5 on the written exam. The oral exam for grade 5 will be offered after the written exam has been corrected and at the latest during the August re-exam period. If the student in this case does not take the oral exam, or fails, the grade 4 is obtained.

The written exam will be available in a different Canvas room ("Ordinarie tentamen Modul: 0108, RRY080") where also the Zoom procturing link is available.