Razik (electrical engineering, Claude Bernard Lyon I U., France) covers a wide level, from the very basics that students could grasp to very advanced matters that might interest researchers and practicing engineers. He covers sensors and electrical measurements, analog numerical control, models of asynchronous machines, speed variation, the tools of fuzzy logic, and diagnostics and signals pointing to a change. Exercises are provided for course work or self-evaluation. They cover fuzzy logic, the stator defect, controlling five-phase induction motors, controlling serial connected inductor motors, and fault detection of a three-phase voltage inverter converter. The English version has been adapted and updated from La machine asynchrone à vitesse variable 1&2: capteurs, modèles, contrôle et diagnostic published in 2006 by Hermes Science/Lavoisier. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)