Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements - Paperback

by Robert B. Northrop (Author)

A substantial revision of a text for a standard instrumentation and measurements course taught in many departments of electrical engineering as well as bioengineering, biophysics, and applied physics, this third edition is fully updated to incorporate the latest developments in instrumentation and include new problems and examples. Ideal for upper division and graduate students requiring an overview of instrumentation, the book features two new chapters on wireless instrumentation and microsensors, new material on the design of micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) sensors, and extensive biomedical examples and problems.

Author Biography

Robert B. Northrop, PhD, majored in electrical engineering (EE) at MIT, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1956. At the University of Connecticut, he earned his master's degree in electrical and systems engineering in 1958. As the result of a long-standing interest in physiology, he enrolled in a PhD program at UCONN in physiology, doing research on the neuromuscular physiology of molluscan catch muscles. He received his PhD in 1964. In 1963, he rejoined the UCONN EE Department as a lecturer and was hired as an assistant professor of EE in 1964. He has written numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals, and 12 textbooks including the following books published by CRC Press: Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements (1997), Endogenous and Exogenous Regulation and Control of Physiological Systems (2000), Dynamic Modeling of Neuro-Sensory Systems (2001), Noninvasive Instrumentation and Measurements in Medical Diagnosis (2002), Analysis and Application of Analog Electronic Circuits in Biomedical Engineering (2004), Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements--2nd edition (2005), Introduction to Molecular Biology, Genomics & Proteomics for Biomedical Engineers (with Anne N. Connor) (2008), Signals and Systems Analysis in Biomedical Engineering--2nd edition (2010), Introduction to Complexity and Complex Systems (2011), Analysis and Application of Analog Electronic Circuits in Biomedical Engineering--2nd edition (2012), and Ecological Sustainability: Understanding Complex Issues (with Anne N. Connor) (2013).