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 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 surfaces 2. Reflection and refraction at plane surfaces 3. Refraction and reflection at spherical surfaces 4. Thin lenses 5. Thick lenses and systems of lenses 6. Principles of optical instruments 7. Aberrations and ray tracing 8. Non-spherical and segmented optical surfaces 9. The nature of light, light sources and detectors 10. Radiometry and photometry 11. Optical materials: interaction of light and matter 12. Interference and optical films 13. Diffraction: wavefronts and images 14. Optical design: forming a good image 15. The eye as an optical instrument Answers to exercises
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