This book introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments used for measuring physical variables. The text incorporates all of the latest developments in measurement technologies, including smart sensors, intelligent instruments, microsensors, digital recorders, displays, and interfaces and features chapters on data acquisition and signal processing with LabVIEW from Dr. Reza Langari. Written clearly and comprehensively, this textbook provides students with the knowledge and tools to design and build measurement systems for virtually any engineering application.