Concise optics: concepts, examples, and problems

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Series Page
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 Series Preface: Textbook Series in Physical Sciences
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Authors
 Section I: Introduction
 Chapter 1: Light: Its Nature and History of Study
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Light: The Core of Optics
 1.3 Plane Waves
 1.3.1 Phase
 1.3.2 Amplitude
 1.3.3 Wavelength
 1.3.4 Period
 1.3.5 Linear Frequency
 1.3.6 Energy of a Light Wave
 1.3.7 Intensity
 1.3.8 Wave Number
 1.3.9 Angular Frequency
 1.3.10 Velocity
 1.4 Energy and Momentum of Electromagnetic Waves
 Problems Section II: Geometrical Optics of LightChapter 2: Reflection and Refraction
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Reflection
 2.2.1 Basic Definitions
 2.2.2 Laws of Reflection
 2.3 Image Formation via Reflection
 2.3.1 Plane Mirrors
 2.3.2 Spherical Mirrors
 2.3.2.1 Definitions
 2.3.2.2 Sign Convention
 2.3.2.3 Mirror Equation
 Comments
 2.3.2.4 Special Cases
 2.4 Refraction
 2.4.1 Definitions and Laws of Refraction
 2.5 Image Formation via Refraction
 2.5.1 Refraction off a Plane Boundary
 2.5.2 Refraction and Total Internal Reflection
 Comments
 2.5.3 Spherical Refracting Surfaces
 2.5.3.1 Sign Convention 2.5.3.2 Equation of Refraction for a Spherical Surface2.5.3.3 Special Cases
 Comment
 Problems
 Chapter 3: Paraxial Rays and Lenses
 3.1 Introduction
 3.2 Thin Lens: Kinds and Shapes
 3.3 Image Formation in Thin Lenses
 3.3.1 Definitions
 3.3.2 Sign Convention
 3.4 Lens Equation
 3.4.1 Focal Points and Focal Lengths of a Thin Lens Derived from the Lens Equation
 3.4.1.1 Comments and Analyses
 3.4.2 Image Magnification
 3.5 Ray Tracing
 Comments
 3.5.1 Newtonian Form for an Objectâ#x80
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Image Relationship in Thin Lenses
 3.5.2 Power and Vergence of a Thin Lens
 Exercise
 3.6 Combination of Lenses ProblemsChapter 4: Matrix Optics for Paraxial Rays
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Translation Matrix
 Comment
 4.3 Refraction Matrix
 4.3.1 Refraction Matrix of a Plane Boundary
 Comment
 4.3.2 Refraction Matrix: Spherical Surfaces
 Comments
 4.4 Multi Operation Matrix: Lenses
 4.5 Thin Lens: Revisited
 4.5.1 Effective Matrix of an Optical System: Further Analysis
 Problems
 Comments
 Section III: Wave Optics
 Chapter 5: Light Waves, Properties, and Propagation
 5.1 Introduction
 5.2 Maxwellâ#x80
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s Equations
 5.3 Wave Equation
 5.4 Types and Properties of Electromagnetic Wave Equations 5.4.1 Propagation and Transverse Nature of Light Waves5.4.2 Relation between E and B of a Light Wave
 5.4.3 Energy and Power of a Light Wave: Poynting Vector
 5.5 Electromagnetic Wave Equations in Dielectrics
 5.6 Photon Flux Density
 Comment
 Problems
 Chapter 6: Light Waves, Coherence, Superposition, and Interference
 6.1 Introduction
 6.2 Superposition of Two Waves
 6.2.1 Superposition of Two Waves of the Same Frequency
 6.2.1.1 Two Waves with a Phase Difference of Integer Multiples of 2p Traveling in the Same Direction