Author: Richard PotterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Physical optics, or The nature and properties of light
Author: Richard PotterPhysical Optics, Or the Nature and Properties of Light
Author: Richard Potter (M.A.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Optics of Life
Author: Sönke JohnsenPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140084066X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Optics—a field of physics focusing on the study of light—is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neurobiology, and molecular biology. The Optics of Life introduces the fundamentals of optics to biologists and nonphysicists, giving them the tools they need to successfully incorporate optical measurements and principles into their research. Sönke Johnsen starts with the basics, describing the properties of light and the units and geometry of measurement. He then explores how light is created and propagates and how it interacts with matter, covering topics such as absorption, scattering, fluorescence, and polarization. Johnsen also provides a tutorial on how to measure light as well as an informative discussion of quantum mechanics. The Optics of Life features a host of examples drawn from nature and everyday life, and several appendixes that offer further practical guidance for researchers. This concise book uses a minimum of equations and jargon, explaining the basic physics of light in a succinct and lively manner. It is the essential primer for working biologists and for anyone seeking an accessible introduction to optics.
Introduction to Optics
Author: Frank L.. PedrottiPublisher:
ISBN: 9781292022567
Category : Optics
Languages : en
Pages : 665
Book Description
The text is a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to optics suitable for one- or two-term intermediate and upper level undergraduate physics and engineering students. The reorganized table of contents provides instructors the flexibility to tailor the chapters to meet their individual needs.
Physical Optics on the Nature and Properties of Light
Author: R.. PotterOptics For Dummies
Author: Galen C. Duree, Jr.Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118017234
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The easy way to shed light on Optics In general terms, optics is the science of light. More specifically, optics is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light?including visible, infrared, and ultraviolet?and the interaction of light with matter. Optics For Dummies gives you an approachable introduction to optical science, methods, and applications. You'll get plain-English explanations of the nature of light and optical effects; reflection, refraction, and diffraction; color dispersion; optical devices, industrial, medical, and military applications; as well as laser light fundamentals. Tracks a typical undergraduate optics course Detailed explanations of concepts and summaries of equations Valuable tips for study from college professors If you're taking an optics course for your major in physics or engineering, let Optics For Dummies shed light on the subject and help you succeed!
Discovering Light
Author: Sara AissatiPublisher:
ISBN: 9781510639355
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What is light? Where are optics and photonics present in our lives and in nature? What lies behind different optical phenomena? What is an optical instrument? How does the eye resemble an optical instrument? How can we explain human vision? This book, written by a group of young scientists, answers these questions and many more.
Photobiology
Author: Lars Olof BjörnPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401005818
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Photobiology - the science of light and life - begins with basic principles and the physics of light and continues with general photobiological research methods, such as generation of light, measurement of light, and action spectroscopy. In an interdisciplinary way, it then treats how organisms tune their pigments and structures to the wavelength components of light, and how light is registered by organisms. Then follow various examples of photobiological phenomena: the design of the compound eye in relation to the properties of light, phototoxicity, photobiology of the human skin and of vitamin D, photomorphogenesis, photoperiodism, the setting of the biological clock by light, and bioluminescence. A final chapter is devoted to teaching experiments and demonstrations in photobiology. This book encompasses topics from a diverse array of traditional disciplines: physics, biochemistry, medicine, zoology, botany, microbiology, etc., and makes different aspects of photobiology accessible to experts in all these areas as well as to the novice.
A Project Guide to Light and Optics
Author: Colleen KesslerPublisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1612281117
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
What do CDs, lamps, lasers, and microwave ovens all have in common? They all use the power of light and optics! From ancient times when scientists puzzled over the effects of the Sun on Earth to today, where scientists and engineers use lasers to make precise cuts in metal, people have been fascinated by light and optics. In this book, you’ll delve into this incredible subject and learn how light can bend and bounce. You’ll understand how scientists use light to send data from one side of the world to the other. And, you’ll have fun discovering new things to do with flashlights and mirrors. These experiments and activities can be used as a starting point for science fair projects, or you can do them just for fun. Either way, you’ll find out a lot about the properties of light!
Introduction to Modern Optics
Author: Grant R. FowlesPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048613492X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A complete basic undergraduate course in modern optics for students in physics, technology, and engineering. The first half deals with classical physical optics; the second, quantum nature of light. Solutions.