Visual Instrumentation: Optical Design & Engineering Principles

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This optical designer's guide to visual instruments. This very readable entree into modern vision: bridges the gap between vision and options; interfaces design techniques with optical anatomy; covers state of the art design and testing.

Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement (Merrill's International Series in Electrical and Electronics Technology)

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Good introduction for Biomedical Engineering Technology

Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement (Merrill's International Series in Electrical and Electronics Technology)
Aston
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Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology (4th Edition)

ASIN: 0675209439

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Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre. Textbook for biomedical equipment technologists and technicians.

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Good introduction for Biomedical Engineering Technology.......2000-04-23

Biomedical Engineering Technology aims to educate future professionals that will work with medical equipment ensuring their correct calibration and safety.

This book is an excellent introduction to this profession at the same time that provides a good overview of the basic measurement principles and techniques. The book covers important issues such as safety, transducers and the analysis of the main pieces of medical equipment.

However, the book does not go in-depth into the details of the medical instrumentation. Some of the topics analyzed in the book, such as oscillators, power amplifiers, etc.,, can be found in any general electronics book and their space could be better used by more detailed explanations focused on medical equipment.

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Since the early 1960's, the field of medical imaging has experienced explosive growth due to the development of three new imaging modalities-radionuclide imaging, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. Along with X-ray, they are among the most important clinical diagnostic tools in medicine today. Additionally, the digital revolution has played a major role in this growth, with advances in computer and digital technology and in electronics making fast data acquisition and mass data storage possible. This text provides an introduction to the physics and instrumentation of the four most often used medical imaging techniques.
Each chapter includes a discussion of recent technological developments and the biological effects of the imaging modality. End-of-chapter problem sets, lists of relevant references, and suggested further reading are presented for each technique.

Key Features
* X-ray imaging, including CT and digital radiography
* Radionuclide imaging, including SPECT and PET
* Ultrasound imaging
* Magnetic resonance imaging

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Good introductory book, but not enough depth.......2004-11-25

This book would make a perfect companion for an introductory course in medical imaging or for someone who does not have an engineering background, but the book would have more appeal if a more in-depth treatment on the math. and physics of imaging is given. Simply too superficial.

OK book, but not very useful toward a specific class.......2001-01-10

It is a pretty conprehensive and deep book and definitely covers a lot of medical imaging techniques. However, it did not help too much in my biomedical imaging class Duke University.

Good survey text of medical imaging techiques & technologi.......1998-03-10

This book provides introductory overviews of X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, and radionuclide medical imaging techniques and technologies. I found it to be an excellent text for anyone with a scientific background wanting to quickly understanding these different imaging techniques. Each chapter makes liberal use of charts, diagrams, and images to quickly convey key concepts. Each chapter also provides a long list of references for further reading. A very clear, easy-to-read text.

Principles of Electronic Instrumentation

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a very good book
A little pricey
Good as a Reference, Bad as a Teacher
Confusing
Thoroughly Error Ridden, Little Support

Principles of Electronic Instrumentation
A. James Diefenderfer , and Brian E. Holton
Manufacturer: Saunders College Pub.
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ASIN: 0030747090

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This student-oriented text familiarizes undergraduates with the electronics involved in scientific instrumentation and control systems for use in research and end products. Suitable for the one- or two-semester courses, the text emphasizes electronics applications, rather than the physics or engineering of a device. This makes the material suitable for students who need a fundamental knowledge of electronics for the laboratory or workplace. Manufacturers' data sheets for nearly every common component are gathered in a convenient appendix, making learning and applications much easier and providing students with a valuable reference tool.

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a very good book.......2007-07-12

I'm not sure why there are so many poor reviews of this book. I used the 2nd edition years ago and liked it - this 3rd edition continues to be very good.

It's approach is simple, clear & direct. The math is mostly algebra & trigonometry based with a bit of calculus thrown in here and there. This makes it very approachable especially if you don't have much experience with electronics. It's much clearer than Brophy ever was and more detailed than Faissler's book (Introduction to Modern Electronics).

I find many university level intro electronics books don't give enough motivation i.e. how you actually use the stuff. Electronics is, after all, an intensely PRACTICAL subject. This book throughout shows you where and how it relates to scientific applications. Chapter 7 on transducers and chapter 15 on noise are good intros to these areas in this regard.

dislikes: 30% (170/577 pages) of book is devoted to datasheets. Why I don't know. In every intro electronics course I've seen datasheets are rarely looked at. And how likely is it that you'll need just the one(s) in this book? - usually you'll need sheets for oddball or obscure components for lab portion of course. These pages are a waste and should have been devoted to something else.

It should also have had end-of-chapter references for more advanced books. Glossary would have been nice too.

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if you want a more rigorous intro book use "Principles of Electronics: Analog and Digital" by Lloyd R. Fortney.

If you want more info on transducers, practical building and noise reduction techniques look at 1) "Electronics and Instrumentation for Scientists" by Malmstadt/Enke/Crouch, 2) "Measurement and Instrumentation Principles" 3rd Edition by Alan S. Morris, 3) "Signal Recovery from Noise in Electronic Instrumentation" by T.H. Wilmshurst, 4) "Electronic Instrument Handbook" by Clyde F. Coombs and 5) "Building Scientific Apparatus" by Moore/Davis/Coplan

A little pricey.......2003-01-17

The book seems poorly edited, the presentation of the basic material is too short (a large portion of this book is data sheets), much of the mateial in the exercises at the ends of the chapters is not discussed in the text, and there ar no solutions provided. On the other hand, the book does some good in its short and to-the-point explanations of some basic to intemediate ideas in modern electronics, and it is up-to-date. I would not reccomend this book for self study, but it should work fairly well for an introductory course at the undergraduate level- as long as the instructor covers the material left out of the book.

Good as a Reference, Bad as a Teacher.......2003-01-13

I haven't tackled many of the problems, so I can't speak to the overabundance of typos that everybody else is complaining about, nor the quality of selection of the problems. I can say that this book presents a very organized review of a wide range of well-chosen topics. If you already have a decent understanding, it's an excellent reference. However, I find that whenever I come across a topic in which I need instruction right from the beginning, this book is almost always way too terse to be of any use.

Confusing.......2002-04-10

The way in which some of the sections are presented is much more complicated than they have to be in this book. It also has a tendency to give you problems that it hasn't taught in the section, expecting you to understand the concept from the limited information in the question. The only thing I really like about this book is that all the answers are in the back, not just the even or the odd.

Thoroughly Error Ridden, Little Support.......2001-08-16

I used this book in my undergraduate career as a physics and math major. I took Electronics Instrumentation as an elective because I genuinely wanted to learn the material, but I was sorely disappointed in the text. Besides being riddled with typos and errors, I found that the book was of no use as far as giving solutions (or even answers!) to any of the problems at the ends of the chapters. Additionally, I used the lab manual that accompanies the text, and it was equally error-ridden and unsupportive. It was as though no one ever proofed the texts prior to publication. Overall I think that with some editing, added solutions, and attention to student feedback this book could be a good resource as it covers a broad range of topics, but as it stands it is lacking.

Principles of Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement (Merrill's international series in electrical and electronics technology)

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Principles of Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement (Merrill's international series in electrical and electronics technology)
Howard M. Berlin , and Frank C. Getz
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
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ASIN: 0675204496

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Vageuly written
Vague Intoduction to Bioinstrumentation

Principles of Bioinstrumentation
Richard Normann
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 047160514X

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This complete, well-integrated text offers students without extensive background in the field a solid understanding of the principles and applications of analog and digital instrumentation. Examines such topics as basic analog and digital electronic components, systems theory, and the design of analog signal conditioning circuitry for amplification, filtering, and level shifting of signals originating from a variety of transducers. Includes a detailed description of how to interface analog-to-digital converters to a personal computer, in order to digitize and display these signals, store them on magnetic media, and perform elementary digital filter operations. Also provides a review of operational amplifiers, instrumentation amplifiers, and systems theory. Numerous examples and problems are presented throughout the text, and laboratory experiments concluding each chapter provide ``hands on'' experience in all areas covered.

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Vageuly written.......2007-02-06

It is a very vaguely written book and a lot of stuff is just unexplained. This book does not help the reader. Unfortunately it is a prescribed text book for my course and I had to buy it. But I refer to other books and websites for the concepts.

Vague Intoduction to Bioinstrumentation.......2000-05-31

I read this book as a junior in my undergraduate work and if I didn't already have a background in the topics, I wouldn't know what this book was talking about. The principles are described very vaguely and the mathematics and physical concepts of bioinstruments are presented without sufficient support. This book leaves a lot of gaps that are better filled in with another book.

Design Automation, Languages, and Simulations (Principles and Applications in Engineering, 9)

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Design Automation, Languages, and Simulations (Principles and Applications in Engineering, 9)

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ASIN: 0849317398

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As the complexity of electronic systems continues to increase, the micro-electronic industry depends upon automation and simulations to adapt quickly to market changes and new technologies. Compiled from chapters contributed to CRC's best-selling VLSI Handbook, this volume of the Principles and Applications in Engineering series covers a broad range of topics relevant to design automation, languages, and simulations. These include a collaborative framework that coordinates distributed design activities through the Internet, an overview of the Verilog hardware description language and its use in a design environment, hardware/software co-design, system-level design of application-specific systems, and analog circuit simulators.

Electronic Noses: Principles and Applications

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At least one book from which an artificial olfaction can be

Electronic Noses: Principles and Applications
Julian W. Gardner , and Philip N. Bartlett
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0198559550

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This book aims to discuss the basic principles of an electronic nose, and to provide an account of recent developments in this field, with practical examples of its application. It seeks to review the field together with the many new developments that have occurred since the first meeting was held on electronic noses in Iceland in 1991. It will be essential reading for anyone who is working, researching or simply interested in electronic noses or machine olfaction. A comprehensive appendix is provided at the end of the book.

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At least one book from which an artificial olfaction can be.......2000-04-06

At least one book from which an artificial olfaction can be learned!

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Not Good For Practical Use - Good Semi-Conductor Section.......2001-08-02

I bought this book with the hopes that it will be a quick read and a good reference for a working scientist. I took two quarters of "Electronics for Physicists" and I know this book leaves out many items covered in those courses. Further, as a working scientist in need of doing electronics, I find myself reaching for other books, since this one is not complete.

The book does lack examples that would allow the reader to build an intuition as to what some of the circuits do. Also lacks ample examples to do the analysis. The book leaves out the responses of such circuits. I can go in the lab and figure it out, but this takes additional time. I couldn't find any 'constructive' exercises that would allow a reader to construct. Perhaps a 'Lab book' that would compliment this one is in order.

The section on semi-conductor physics is well thought out, but this is also done in other books.

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Pneumatic, hydraulic and allied instrumentation schemes have given way to electronic schemes in recent years thanks to the rapid strides in electronics and allied areas. Principles, design and applications of such state-of-the-art instrumentation schemes form the subject matter of this book. Through representative examples, the basic building blocks of instrumentation schemes are identified and each of these building blocks discussed in terms of its design and interface characteristics. The common generic schemes synthesized with such building blocks are dealt with subsequently. This forms the scope of Part I. The focus in Part II is on application. Displacement and allied instrumentation, force and allied instrumentation and process instrumentation in terms of temperature, flow, pressure level and other common process variables are dealt with separately and exhaustively. Despite the diversity in the sensor principles and characteristics and the variety in the applications and their environments, it is possible judiciously to carve out broad areas of application for each type of sensor and the instrumentation built around it. The last chapter categorises instrumentation schemes according to their different levels of complexity. Specific practical examples - especially at involved complexity levels - are discussed in detail.

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