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The Practical Vibration Primer, by Charles Jackson, was the first book on machinery vibrations written expressly for the user.  It deals with the basics - alignment, balancing, and vibration of machines.  Even though the book is over 25 years old, it contains material not presented in other publications and is therefore considered a classic.  The Primer is filled with ideas on good machine practice that will help the user not only understand what is important, but what responses occur when trouble occurs. 

• Preface
• Chapter 1 - Basic Motion-Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
• Chapter 2 - Sensors
• Chapter 3 - Logarithmic Scaling and Filters
• Chapter 4 - Phase and Basic Balancing
• Chapter 5 - Taking Field Data
• Chapter 6 - Critical Speeds and Mode Shapes
• Chapter 7 - Instrumentation for Analysis
• Chapter 8 - Vibration Severity
• Chapter 9 - Alignment by Proximity Probes
• Chapter 10 - How to Prevent Turbomachinery Thrusts Failures
• Chapter 11 - Balance Rotors by Orbit Analysis
• Chapter 12 - Optimize Your Vibration Analysis Procedures
• Appendix 1 - Vibration Unit Conversion Nomograph 
• Appendix 2 - Conversion Factors
• Appendix 3 - Conversion Nomograph for Static Deflection vs Resonance 
• Appendix 4 - dB Conversion Chart for dB Multiplier
• Appendix 5 - Phase Shift vs Damping Curve 
• Appendix 6 - Accelerometer Data Sheet and Response
• Appendix 7 - Typical Velocity Transducer Data Sheet
• Appendix 8 - Typical Performance of a Proximity Transducer System
• Appendix 9 - Single Plane Balance Program
• Appendix 10 - HP 67 Single Plane Balance Program for Probes, Key Phasor, and Run-Out
• Appendix 11 - Two Plane Balancing Program, Proximity Probe, CJ Convention, W/R.O. Correction
• Appendix 12 - HP 67 Two Plane Balance Program for Probes, Key Phasor, and Run-Out
• Appendix 13 - Four Channel Vector Subtraction (with Printing)
• Appendix 14 - Balance Weight Hole Splitting Program
• Appendix 15 - Vibration Conversion Program
• Index