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Table of Content PART I : Functional Elements and Characteristics of Instruments 1. Introduction to Instruments and Their Representation 2. Static Performance Characteristics of Instruments 3. Dynamics Characteristics of Instruments 4. Transducer Elements 5. Intermediate Elements 6. Indicating and Recording Elements PART II : Measurements Methods and Applications 7. Motion Measurements 8. Force Measurements 9. Torque and Power Measurements 10. Pressure Measurements 11. Temperature Measurements 12. Flow Measurements 13. Acoustics Measurements 14. Signal and System Analysis 15. Condition Monitoring and Signature Analysis Applications 16. Non Destructive Testing 17. Miscellaneous Instruments in Industrial, Bio-medical and Environmental Applications 18. Recent Developments in Instrumentation and Measurements 19. Control Engineering Applications PART III : Data Analysis 20. Basic Statistical Concepts 21. Normal Distribution 22. Graphical Representation and Curve Fitting of Data 23. Application of Digital Computers in Experimental Data Analysis Appendixes 1 : Fundamental and Derived Quantities in International System of Units 2 : Step Response of a Second Order System 3 : Auto-Correlation Functions of a Random Signal 4 : Statistical Properties of a Pair of Random Signals Bibliography Index