Optics
- 8th Edition - October 22, 2013
- Authors: W. H. A. Fincham, M. H. Freeman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 9 5 7 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 3 2 3 - 5
Optics: Eighth Edition covers the work necessary for the specialization in such subjects as ophthalmic optics, optical instruments and lens design. The text includes topics such… Read more

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Request a sales quoteOptics: Eighth Edition covers the work necessary for the specialization in such subjects as ophthalmic optics, optical instruments and lens design. The text includes topics such as the propagation and behavior of light; reflection and refraction - their laws and how different media affect them; lenses - thick and thin, cylindrical and subcylindrical; photometry; dispersion and color; interference; and polarization. Also included are topics such as diffraction and holography; the limitation of beams in optical systems and its effects; and lens systems. The book is recommended for engineering students who are in need of an introduction to the subject and the mathematics involved in it.
ContentsPreface to Eighth Edition Preface to First Edition I. The Propagation of Light II. The Behavior of Light On Reaching A New Medium III. Reflection at A Plane Surface IV. Refraction at A Plane Surface V. Curvature: Refraction at A Curved Surface VI. The Thin LensVII. Reflection at Curved Surfaces VIII. Cylindrical and Sphero-Cylindrical LensesIX. Lens Systems and Thick Lenses-ElementaryX. The Principles of Optical Instruments XI. Photometry XII. The Nature of LightXIII. Dispersion and ColorXIV. Interference and Optical Films XV. Diffraction and Holography XVI. Polarization XVII. The Effects of Limitation of Beams in Optical Systems XVIII. Aberrations XIX. Lens Systems-GeneralAppendix Answers to ExercisesIndex
- No. of pages: 490
- Language: English
- Edition: 8
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483109572
- eBook ISBN: 9781483103235
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