Optics

Still going through this - a lot to read! :)Overall, superbly done covering a wide range of physics and optical math for practical uses, and good reviews also! Highly recommended for an optical physics or engineering student, or someone like me reviewing the topic for various applications.

It is the best Optics textbook in the market in my opinion. It covers almost all subjects in optics, with also excellent references for further inquiry.The used book was in excellent condition. However it was damaged during the shipment. They just drop the hardcover book in the box without any packing, image how the book bouncing around inside the box during its long journey!

I'm a physical chemical student who works closely with optics, recently found myself lacking some knowledge in optics, so I purchased this book followed by a post-doc's advice.The content is clear and precise, easy to understand, a nice and worthy book for a junior non-physical majored scholar.

It is a good book. Although I think the author did not decide if the heavy user of this book is the technician or dummies. Many times he presents math that it will not be useful afterwards. I would like to read a book about Optics where all shophistication was justified by the good comprehension of the focused subject at a given level.

I was surprised at first, since this version has an official publisher's stamp on it, but it had some Chinese characters on the cover. But it's in English and was in fine shape. A good deal for the quality.

This book is an excellent introduction for undergraduates new to optics. It builds most topics from the very basics, and reaches a sufficiently deep level throughout. The problem sets are not too difficult, and provide significant reinforcement for the concepts covered in the text.

I dont need to even say it.. This it the undergrad/basics of optics book to get... The only book to get. It has been around forever, I always find myself referencing some of the basics from this book.

This books is NOT Optics, 4th edition, by Eugene Hecht. This book is the International Edition of Optics, 4th edition, by Eugene Hecht and A R Ganesan. The content of these books are different. And if you don't file a claim very soon after receiving the book, you will not be able to return it.I ordered this book for an Optics class, trusting that Amazon's description was accurate. Amazon described the book as a paperback format of Optics, 4th edition, by Eugene Hecht. When the class started, it quickly became clear that the end-of-chapter problems in this book were completely different than those in Optics, 4th edition, by Eugene Hecht. I immediately contacted Amazon for a return authorization. They said that because I had not filed the claim within 14 days of receiving the text, I was out of luck.Oh, and the Marketplace seller does not have to take it back either because the ISBN on Amazon's website matches the ISBN on the book.So, I order a text book, trusting Amazon's description is accurate. I order the book early to make sure the text actually arrives before the class starts. When the class starts I learn that Amazon's description was inaccurate, that the problems in the book are completely different. And rather than owning up to their mistake and making things right, Amazon claims I took too long to point out their mistake.So now I need to buy another copy of the text. But it won't be from Amazon.

El libro en sí es original y es el correcto, el problema es que venía muy golpeado y maltratado, parece casi de segunda mano.

Good book

I did not buy this for a course, I bought it for myself and I've just been skimming through this book but the first impression is great! The text seems well written and it is loaded with good quality figures helping to explain the concepts. I got the book used and it had some very minor damage on the exterior but that is the only complaint I have. I'd definitely recommend this book if you ever wanted a reference guide for optics.

Das Buch ist nach längerer Wartezeit, jedoch im angekündigten Zeitraum angekommen. Die Ausgabe ist eine spezielle Ausgabe für indische Universitäten, was so nicht verzeichnet war. Inhaltlich ist das aber kein Problem, lediglich die Übungsaufgaben weichen von der offiziellen vierten Auflage des Buches ab. Dennoch sollte das deutlich vermerkt werden.Die Verpackung war sehr einfach gehalten, so dass Beförderungsschäden nicht ausgeschlossen werden können (Über der Querseite des Buches war nur ein Stück Papier mit Klebestreifen befestigt). Falls unterwegs eine andere Verpackung in die Seite gestoßen wäre, wären die Seiten beschädigt worden. Etwas mehr Sorgfalt des Absenders wäre besser. Aber es ging noch einmal gut.Somit 4 von 5 Sternen.

It is the book that contains everything we will need in a standard undergraduate course. The contents is as follows1. A brief history2. Wave motion3. Electromagnetic theory,photons and light4. The propagation of light5. Geometrical optics6. More on geometrical optics7. The superposition of waves8. Polarisation9. Interference10. Diffraction11. Fourier optics12. Basics of coherence theory13. Modern optics: lasers and other topicsI think it will be enough for the understanding of the subject. The most beautiful thing is that the diagrams are very very beautiful actually you can see how linear,circular,elliptcal polarisation are happening you don't have imagine those stuff. It is very clear. The paper quality of the book is also nice. One of my friend found it so amazing that he requested me to order another for him. After all I will must recommend it for every undergraduate physics major.