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Introduction to Optics [Paperback]

Frank L Pedrotti (Author), Leno M Pedrotti (Author), Leno S Pedrotti (Author)
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Comprehensive and fully updated, this reader-friendly introduction to optics provides clear, concise derivations and explanations of optical phenomena, avoiding extraneous material. Updates material related to laser systems. Updated chapters on Optical Interferometery, Fiber Optics, and Holography. Introduces a broad range of new applications throughout, including liquid crystal displays, CCD's, CD and DVD Technology. Features a more intensive exploration of communication systems than in previous editions. Provides approximately 50 new problems and 50 new or revised figures. A general reference for optical industry practitioners.

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A comprehensive, applications-oriented introduction to geometrical optics, wave optics, and modern optics. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, Dec 14 2010
This review is from: Introduction to Optics (Paperback)
This is a good Optics book.
A little wordy...I would have liked to see more examples (I learn better & faster from examples)
Much better price than my school could offer
And lastly...I don't know if I'd call it an 'Introduction'. It definitely had a great introduction...but went on to get very complex.
Had the exam yesterday - I relied heavily on this book...here's hoping I passed!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Serves its purposes, but not meant for physics students, Aug 25 2001
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We used this book for a one-semester undergraduate optics course. Readers should be aware of the fact that this textbook focuses more on the applications, not so much with theory. You only need the first-year introductory physics to keep up with the most stuff in the book, and the problem sets are very manageable with the answers to most problems provided at the end of the book. As a physics student, this made the entire course awfully boring and meaningless. I think many colleges teach optics after undergrad E&M, and if you are in one of those colleges, I strongly recommend NOT using this book as the textbook. Ideally, you would want take Maxwell equations as a starting point and going into diffraction theory, boundary value problems, etc., especially if you have already finished sophomore/junior level E&M. This book treats these only toward the end of the book. Who wants to bother with a bunch of geometrical optics, only to solve different kinds of problems without being exposed to new principles? I think an optics course in physics should be taught in a fashion that the phenomena in relation to Maxwell equations are illuminated. On a good side, I do think the book does a pretty good job of teaching the materials that it covers.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good textbook, Oct 19 2000
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I don't see how anyone could approve of this book. I'm taking an udergraduate class in optics and the professor chose this book. It is the worst textbook I have ever had. And everyone else in my class agrees with me. If I don't understand or miss a lecture, there is no way I'm going to get up to speed by reading this book.
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