"Completely revised and updated, this new edition ... provides the algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric concepts essential to solving problems commonly encountered in technical and trade occupations." - Back cover.

This book is an up-to-date introduction to the quantum theory of measurement.

Describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements required in engineering, physics, chemistry and the life sciences.

One Time Fits All tells the story of the development, integration, and obstacles overcome in setting an the International Date Line, establishing the worldwide system of Standard Time zones, and adopting Daylight Saving Time—including ...

The new edition has been completely revised and extended by a chapter on quartz-crystal microbalances. The book is written for chemists, biochemists, environmental and materials scientists, and physicists.

One of the exciting characteristics of metrology is its intimate relationship between fundamental physics and the leading edge of technology which is needed to perform advanced and challenging experiments and measurements.

This text presents readers with an engaging while rigorous manual on the use of oscilloscopes in laboratory and field settings.

The goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the properties, applications, and potential applications of traditional and unconventional actuators, together with their corresponding power electronics.

This book helps users of the ISO standards for orifice plates and Venturi tubes to understand the reasons why the standards are as they are, to apply them effectively, and to understand the consequences of deviations from the standards.

This is the first book to offer a practical approach to modeling and dimensional analysis, emphasizing the interests and problems of the engineer and applied scientist.