Optics Problem Solver (Problem Solvers Solution Guides)

By Research & Education Association

For students in engineering and physics. Comprehensive problems are provided in waves, refraction, interference, diffraction, scattering, polarization, mirrors, and lenses. Among other topics treated... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878915265
• ISBN13: 9780878915262
• Release Date: September 1981
• Publisher: Research & Education Association
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 3.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.8" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

This book is a delight

That's an odd thing to say about a Problem Solver book, but it is true -it's a delight considering the standard I'm accustomed to in optics textbooks. They're all like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Get enough of them and read them all and there's a chance you can see the big picture. This study guide has virtually every kind of optics problem you could imagine, especially in a classroom setting, with detailed solutions better than any textbook. The following is the table of contents. 1. Waves 2. Velocity of Light 3. Physical Properties of Light 4. Rectilinear Propagation of Light 5. Refraction 6. Refraction at Curved Surfaces 7. Dioptrics 8. Opthalmic Optics 9. Interference 10. Applied Interferometry 11. Diffraction 12. Resolution 13. Absorption and Scattering 14. Polarization 15. Ray Tracing 16. Plane Mirrors 17. Curved Mirrors 18. Lenses 19. Optical Instruments 20. Aperture and Field of Optical Instruments 21. Aberration 22. The Prism 23. Dispersion 24. Photometry 25. Color, Illuminance, and Alphanumeric Displays 26. Lasers and Holography 27. Atomic Spectrum and Thermal Radiation I keep a copy at work in case I forget something - I always do. If you read Hecht's Optics (4th Edition) and in parallel work the problems in Schaum's Outline of Optics, then come to this book. Understanding Schaum's proves you understand how to work along the rules of optics. Understand the problems in this book and you've proved to yourself you can take those rules and think outside of the box. However, this study guide is particularly weak on Fourier optics. For that subject I recommend Linear Systems, Fourier Transforms, and Optics (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics). It's expensive, but worth it for a good understanding of that particular part of optics.

A solid comprehensive optics assist

I found this book to be an excellent resource for the topic. The author has covered the major subtopics in the field. His examples are varied and well worded. I was impressed with the number of different problem types. His solutions are thorough, and he uses diagrams throughout the book. The math is sufficient and not oversimplified and requires an advanced knowledge of math techniques. This book is written for a serious student of optics, and is an excellent supplement for such students.