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Optics
- 11th Edition - October 23, 2003
- Authors: Mike Freeman, Christopher Hull
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 4 2 4 8 - 4
An understanding of the fundamental principles of geometrical and physical optics is essential for any student engaged in the study of the visual sciences, but the non-physicist… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAn understanding of the fundamental principles of geometrical and physical optics is essential for any student engaged in the study of the visual sciences, but the non-physicist needs a text which clearly explains these notoriously difficult concepts in order to apply them to the practical and clinical aspects of vision. Optics by Freeman and Hull fulfils this requirement admirably.
1. The basics of light and optical surfaces2. Reflection and refraction at plane surfaces3. Refraction and reflection at spherical surfaces4. Thin lenses5. Thick lenses and systems of lenses6. Principles of optical instruments7. Aberrations and ray tracing8. Non-spherical and segmented optical surfaces9. The nature of light, light sources and detectors10. Radiometry and photometry11. Optical materials: interaction of light and matter12. Interference and optical films13. Diffraction: wavefronts and images14. Optical design: forming a good image15. The eye as an optical instrumentAnswers to exercises
- No. of pages: 576
- Language: English
- Edition: 11
- Published: October 23, 2003
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Hardback ISBN: 9780750642484
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Christopher Hull
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Senior Lecturer, Departent of Optometry and Vision Science, City University, LondonRead Optics on ScienceDirect