Classification, terminology and definitions; principles of transduction and data transmission; transducers - displacement, reference and velocity; transducers - strain, force, torque, acceleration, load and tension; transducers - temperature, pressure, flow level, density, pH, humidity, moisture and thickness; on-stream analyzers; recording instruments; electric amplifiers and final control elements; hydraulic and pneumatic amplifiers and final control elements; electronic and electrical controllers; hardware to generate sum and difference data - mechanical components; development of complete systems and the construction of schematic diagrams.