Amplifiers -- Ideal op amps -- Basic op amp circuit blocks -- Analog computation -- Nonlinear op-amp applications -- Op-amp considerations -- Guarding -- Passive filters -- Active filters -- Switched capacitor filters -- Voltage-controlled oscillators -- Grounds, Shields, and Power Supplies -- Interference -- Grounding -- Electric field interference -- Isolation -- Magnetic problems -- Electromagnetic fields -- Power supplies -- Interfacing to the IBM PC Bus -- Prototype boards -- Parallel I/O port design -- Interrupt structures -- Counters -- Timers -- Programmable timers -- The 8253 timer/counter -- Examples of the use of the 8253 timer/counter -- Basic Signal Conversion -- Binary codes -- Sampling concepts -- Digital-to-analog converters -- Analog-to-Digital Conversion -- ADC essentials -- A/D conversion techniques -- Interfacing the ADC to the IBM PC -- Data-acquisition systems -- How to select and use an ADC -- A low-cost data acquisition system for the IBM PC -- Serial Rs-232C Interfacing -- Serial interface -- Handshaking -- Asynchronous techniques -- Decoding serial bit streams and error detection -- Transmission line considerations -- Line drivers and receivers -- Voltage and mechanical definitions of the RS-232C standard -- Practical use of the asynchronous communication adapter -- Data acquisition using a serial interface -- Fiber optics -- Interfacing Temperature Sensors -- P-N junction thermometers -- IC temperature sensors -- Thermocouples -- Calibration of thermometers -- Resistive temperature sensors.