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Introduction to Optics

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Introduction to Optics is now available in a re-issued edition from Cambridge University Press. Designed to offer a comprehensive and engaging introduction to intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students, this text also allows instructors to select specialized content to suit individual curricular needs and goals. Specific features of the text, in terms of coverage beyond traditional areas, include extensive use of matrices in dealing with ray tracing, polarization, and multiple thin-film interference; three chapters devoted to lasers; a separate chapter on the optics of the eye; and individual chapters on holography, coherence, fiber optics, interferometry, Fourier optics, nonlinear optics, and Fresnel equations. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition (December 21, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 658 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1108428266


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 62


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.48 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 1.25 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #484,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #69 in Optics for Physics #2,259 in Core #2,503 in Science & Mathematics


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    • Great Textbook w/ Wonderful Diagrams
This text is required for our two introductory optics classes, Geometrical Optics and Physical Optics. My classmates and I have found the text to be excellent - it explains things very thoroughly and has detailed diagrams. There are tons of exercises at the end of each chapter that really help with understanding and application. I do wish that it had more example problems worked within the text, but that doesn't diminish the value of the book and is more of a personal preference. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015 by C. Brown
    • Five Stars
Great book, it is more pedagogical than some of the more prolific texts on the subject.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2015 by Glenn
    • Binding quality is not good. Content is good.
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Inside cover through page iv fell out after opening the book a few times and contents are pulling apart. For the actual content, I think it is good. I’m learning from it and appreciate that the homework problems are comparable to the example problems and that the authors don’t leave key concepts and proofs to the homework. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023 by Eden Eden
    • Great Book
It was required for my Optics class, It was very helpful and well written; the information was well laid out and easy to find. Most, if not all, topics are explained with their real-world applications in mind, including how the information can be used with specific optical instruments. Overall, I was very pleased with this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014 by Douglas Preston
    • It's the right book
It's the book i needed
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019 by Merchant of Venice
    • Good book
Good book
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2018 by Jorge Iván Canales Verdial
    • Five Stars
Great optics textbook. Clearly illustrated and explained.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016 by Brea
    • simply horrible.
Where can I even start... The book has extremely verbose explanations that don't help. Diagrams are often at most 5 or 6 pages away, so while reading you will need to reference by switching pages over and over. NO INTUITION.... Just facts and facts. The problems are extremely boring. The plug and chug kind. Often skips relevant or doesn't explain the mathematics of its derivations. By far the worst physics book i have ever used in my life. If i had to recommend another optics book, it would probably by Optics by Hecht. I read the first couple chapters about phasers, and could immediately tell that it was clearer, and gave more intuitive explanations which really helped. There aren't a lot of physics books out there for optics, so you don't really have a choice in the end. Avoid this book at all costs. Waste of money and time, and will make you hate yourself. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014 by alex

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