Learn how and why industrial measuring instruments work. This book is designed for those who are interested in instrumentation as it applies to planning, designing, operating, testing, analyzing, evaluating and maintaining equipment. This is a practical point of view including just enough theory to understand topics from a broad spectrum including engineering, physics, chemistry and electronics. Each chapter contains a discussion of terms and concepts associated with the subject to be covered, a description of several types of possible measuring devices and a conclusion with considerations involved with applications. All chapters are followed questions and problems and a solutions manual is available. ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor's Guide, ISBN: 0-8273-7557-3

Product Benefits:

• a practical perspective with just enough theory for a complete understanding of a broad spectrum of instrumentation topics
• each chapter offers a discussion of terms and concepts associated with a subject to be covered
• designed for those interested in instrumentation as it applies to planning, designing, operating, testing, analyzing, evaluating and maintaining equipment
• descriptions of several types of possible measuring devices and their applications aid in understanding applications
• questions and problems following each chapter reinforce and evaluate the readers level of understanding