Fundamentals of Dimensional Metrology

This book was a syllabus requirement for one of my quality assurance classes. It was a simple book to learn from, as there were several drawings and illustrations explaining several dimensional metrology factors. The chapters are pretty much spelled out with each section focusing on a different metrology subject matter. A book on this subject matter can be intimidating to read especially for those who are just starting out with learning about the subject. The author does a great job explaining everything through wording and illustrating which shows the author really does know metrology very well. I was very pleased with this book and I still use it as a reference to this day.

filled with good information on measurement.

I rented this textbook because the price for a new copy, and even a used one, were outrageous. I noticed as well that students from the previous term were eager to sell their copies--it wasn't a book they wanted to keep or thought would be a useful reference in the future. The end-of-chapter quizzes sometimes presented questions about material not covered in the chapter, and some of the "correct" answers were debatable or confusing, even to our instructor. I know I was not alone in finding the book difficult to read--others in the class also found it a to be a fantastic sleep aid. I did find some information in it to be useful and enlightening, but I am also glad to be through with it. There must be a better resource out there on this topic.

It's what I needed and it's what it says it is. The cover had some damage but its a used book and the new edition is 170 bucks so this is a steal.

As some others have said, this book would be great for hobbyists. There's a wealth of information in it that is invaluable to machinists,metrologists, engineers and the like.That said, I'm not a hobbyist - I'm a student. As of this writing(Spring 2013), Morrisville State College uses this book for theirDimensional Metrology course. As a teaching aid, this book is awful. Thequestions are vague - poorly worded, and with little indication ifseveral answers are desired (as is often the case). The chapters arepoorly organized. If you need to go back into a chapter to look forspecific information, good luck finding it.This book tries to pander to English and Metric units, and it does sopoorly. Sometimes, it will address English first and then (the nextparagraph, perhaps) Metric. Other times, it will do the opposite. Thereare still other times when it tries to tackle both at once, and itrenders passages of the book unreadable.The writing style of the book is the horrible love-child of "incrediblydry" and "get to the point!". There's lots of superfluous wording andanecdotes, and all of it is a chore to plod through.Originally written in the 1960's, the Band Aid's applied over the yearscertainly show. Many of the images ("Figures", in book-speak) havecaptions only tangentially related to them. The image may have thingslabeled A, B, C, etc. on it, but the labels are never addressedanywhere else in the text.If you're someone that *wants* to learn about dimensional metrology, I'msure you could overlook this book's flaws. For people that *need* tolearn it, these flaws are inexcusable, especially at this price point.

I was in a hurry for this book so I chose an express option. The book arrived even sooner than I expected.

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Excellent shape!

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