Oscilloscopes, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

~ Ian Hickman EUR.ING BSc Hons C. Eng MIEE MIEEE (Author) "The cathode ray oscilloscope is an instrument designed to display the voltage variations, periodic or otherwise, that are met with in electronic circuits and elsewhere..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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'provide a definitive, up-to-date guide to choosing using and understanding more about osilloscopes.'
What's New in Electronics, January 2001

'The readers appreciation of how to use their scope is enhanced by thorough explanations. Ian Hickman explains the practical use of the oscilloscope and supports with examples.'
Electronics Manufacture & Test, February 2001 -- Review

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'provide a definitive, up-to-date guide to choosing using and understanding more about osilloscopes.'
What's New in Electronics, January 2001

'The readers appreciation of how to use their scope is enhanced by thorough explanations. Ian Hickman explains the practical use of the oscilloscope and supports with examples.'
Electronics Manufacture & Test, February 2001

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Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 5 edition (December 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750647574
• ISBN-13: 978-0750647571
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #474,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Patchwork updates of this book over the years really shows, July 26, 2007

By	Eric Johanson (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book contains a lot of good information on oscilloscopes that you really can't get in any other stand alone book. The problem is that the first edition of this book was in the early 1980's, and now the fifth edition was released in 2001. Oscilloscopes have changed a lot in those 20 years, this book has tried to keep pace, but the patchwork of add-ons and other enhancements really shows.

What's really needed is a complete re-write or at least a complete re-organization of this book. Many the key topics of oscilloscopes are covered by referencing old obsolete oscilloscopes. This of course is foolish and is the result of quickly patching the book over years by adding new chapters for new technology, but not fixing the existing chapters to reference current technology.

Anyways, there is still a lot of great information here. It's just not presented in the ideal way.