Patterns of Light: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387751068 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. Summing Up: Recommended. Eknoyan, CHOICE, Vol. … 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. 45 (11), 2008). General readers." (O
Any student or engineer working in optics or the field of laser technology will find this a fascinating read. Exercises and activities will be found in an appendix, but the primary volume can stand alone if the reader so desires.. 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
VeritasluxMea said Excellent, exquisite, wonderful, straightforward and inspiring. The only bad thing about this book is that its not well known and that Im the first to review it! What a wonderful gem of brilliant and inspirational, intelligent, and truely old-school thought provoking magic!This is THE book I wish was passed out in college etc. as a teaching and study tool. You wont regret the purchase of this wonderful gem! Kudos to the author