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Any student or engineer working in optics or the field of laser technology will find this a fascinating read. The book begins by addressing the properties of light as seen in the everyday world: events such as refraction in a pool, lenses in the form of glasses, the colors of objects, and atmospheric events. Latter chapters explain these events at the atomic and subatomic level and address the use of electron and optical microscopy in observing the worlds unseen by the unaided eye. Exercises and activities will be found in an appendix, but the primary volume can stand alone if the reader so desires.
| ISBN | 0387751068 | | Pages | 210 | | ISBN13 | 9780387751061
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. | | Weight (grammes) | 544 | | Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. | | Published in | New York, NY | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2008 | | Width (mm) | 155 | | Library of Congress | 2007936185 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 535 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| 1 | | The Path of Light | | 1 | | 2 | | The Reflection of Light | | 13 | | 3 | | Daguerreotypes: Light Captured | | 25 | | 4 | | The Refraction of Light | | 33 | | 5 | | Lenses: From Water Drops to Telescopes | | 49 | | 6 | | Sources of Light and Color | | 75 | | 7 | | Diffraction and Interference | | 91 | | 8 | | Rainbows | | 103 | | 9 | | Sea, Sky, and Cloud | | 115 | | 10 | | Polarized Light and Sunglasses | | 131 | | 11 | | Photons, Electrons, and the Atom | | 139 | | 12 | | X-rays, Ultraviolet Light, and Infrared | | 147 | | 13 | | X-ray Emission: Earth, Moon, and Mars | | 157 | | | | Appendix A | | 165 | | | | References | | 185 | | | | Index | | 187 |
From the reviews: "In this work, which developed out of a general studies course at the university, Beeson and Mayer (both, Arizona State Univ.) present a descriptive overview of the nature of light and fundamental phenomena associated with its behavior. ! The brief, nontechnical chapters are geared to the nonscientist and emphasize phenomena. The book includes excellent illustrations (with some color photos) and a glossary of terms. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers." (O. Eknoyan, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008)  Be the first to write a customer review
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