1st Edition

Information and Measurement

By J.C.G Lesurf Copyright 2001
    310 Pages
    by CRC Press

    310 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Information technology is arguably the most important scientific topic needed for understanding and participating in our increasingly complex technological world. Using simple physical arguments and extensive examples, Information and Measurement, Second Edition shows how this theory can be put into practice. Twice awarded the UK National Metrology Prize by the National Physical Laboratory for his outstanding contributions to measurement science and technology, the author includes the basic mathematical, physical, and engineering concepts required, illustrating their interrelationship in a clear, concise manner. The broad coverage includes topics taught in a variety of courses.

    This book will be an invaluable study aid for senior undergraduate and graduate students in physics, electrical engineering, and computer science, specifically studying instrumentation, measurement science, and information science. It will also be a useful reference for practicing scientists and engineers.

    Where does information come from?
    Signals and messages
    Noise
    Uncertain measurements
    Surprises and redundancy
    Detecting and correcting mistakes
    The sampling theorem
    The information carrying capacity of a channel
    The CD player as an information channel
    The CD player as a measurement system
    Oversampling, noise shaping, and digital filtering
    Analog or digital?
    Sensors and amplifiers
    Power coupling and optimum S/N
    Signal averaging
    Phase sensitive detection
    Synchronous integration
    Data compression
    Data thinning
    Chaos rules!
    Spies and secret messages
    One bit more
    What have we here?
    Time and frequency
    Frequency measurement systems
    Appendix 1: Solutions to numerical questions
    Appendix 2: Programs
    Index

    Biography

    Lesurf, J.C.G