Concise Optics

Concepts, Examples, and Problems

Ajawad I. Haija, M. Z. Numan, W. Larry Freeman

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781138107120
• eBook ISBN: 9781351588492
• Topic: Mathematics
• Subtopic: Arithmetic
• Index: Mathematics

This introductory text is a reader friendly treatment of geometrical and physical optics emphasizing problems and solved examples with detailed analysis and helpful commentary. The authors are seasoned educators with decades of experience teaching optics. Their approach is to gradually present mathematics explaining the physical concepts. It covers ray tracing to the wave nature of light, and introduces Maxwell's equations in an organic fashion. The text then moves on to explains how to analyze simple optical systems such as spectacles for improving vision, microscopes, and telescopes, while also being exposed to contemporary research topics.

Ajawad I. Haija is a professor of physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

M. Z. Numan is professor and chair of the department of physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

W. Larry Freeman is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Series Preface: Textbook Series in Physical Sciences
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Authors
• SECTION I — Introduction
• SECTION II — Geometrical Optics of Light
• SECTION III — Wave Optics
• Appendix A: Trigonometry
• Appendix B: Complex Numbers
• Appendix C: Mathematical Operators—Cartesian and Spherical Coordinates
• Appendix D: Matrices
• Appendix E: Physical Constants
• Appendix F: Examples on Fresnel Diffraction Done on Mathematica
• Appendix G: Solutions of Selected Examples from Chapter 10 Using Excel
• Bibliography
• Index