Product Description

Accurate, authoritative and comprehensive, Optics, Fourth Edition has been revised to provide readers with the most up-to-date coverage of optics. The market leader for over a decade, this book provides a balance of theory and instrumentation, while also including the necessary classical background. The writing style is lively and accessible.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51071 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 680 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent Optics Intro, and also good reference book
This book is constantly referred to by those who have been practicing in the field of optics for years and years, but also serves as an excellent introduction to optics. The explanations are simple, clear and direct. The explanations in Hecht often settle complicated arguments on esoteric regions of optics, by reducing the argument to first principles and clear, concise descriptions.

Excellent book for the basics
Covers all the basics very well. A bit weak on some of the most recent developments (non-linear optics and laser optics for instance).

An essential for those studying Optics
This book is an absolute must for all students studying Optics at University level. It is certainly a necessity for those studying Physics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

The basics are covered simply, but completely, and more advanced topics are covered more qualitatively than quantitatively