Modern Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers

By: James A. Blackburn

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Hardcover | 21 November 2000

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Knowledge of instrumentation is for experimentalists a kind of fluency in the language of measurement. But it is a fluency not so commonly possessed, and without which much of the experimental process remains hidden and mysterious. The basic goal in writing this book is to provide a treatment of useful depth of the basic elements of the instrumentation "language," namely electronics, sensors, and measurement. The present epoch is arguably a golden age for instrumentation. The crucial ingredient has been the exceptional development of semiconductor fabrication technology, and this has led to the present richness in both analog and digital inte- grated circuits. The former provide relatively inexpensive but high-performance electronic modules (such as the operational amplifier) which can serve as build- ing blocks for more complex circuits, whereas the latter have culminated in the desktop computer, which has permeated modem life generally and revolu- tionized the instrumentation world with its capacity to act as a measurement controller and data storage center. Finally, silicon micromachining is creating a host of new sensors for such quantities as acceleration and pressure.

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"The author has managed to succeed in writing a 'small encyclopedia of modern instrumentation' in the size of a textbook with 320 pages ... There is a vast spectrum of scientific knowledge and engineering technology included in this book ... It is a very good textbook or a reference source for a continuing education seminary and for courses to nonelectronics graduates." IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Scientific Equipment Engineering & Technology Technology in General Instruments & Instrumentation Engineering Engineering Measurement & Calibration Engineering in General Scientific Standards Mensuration & Systems of Measurement

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Preface
Physical Quantities
DC Circuits
AC Circuits
Bridge Circuits
Amplifiers
Special Purpose Circuits
Waveform Generators
Filters
Temperature
Light
Magnetic Fields
Strain
Pressure
Displacement, Rotation
Acceleration
DC Measurements
AC Measurements
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition Systems
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