This workbook is designed to supplement optics textbooks and covers all the traditional topics of geometrical optics. Terms, equations, definitions, and concepts are discussed briefly and explained through a series of problems that are worked out in a step-by-step manner which simplifies the problem-solving process. Additional practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter.\ \ \ Includes laws of reflection & refraction/reflection at plane & curved...
This workbook is designed to supplement optics textbooks and covers all the traditional topics of geometrical optics. Terms, equations, definitions, and concepts are discussed briefly and explained through a series of problems that are worked out in a step-by-step manner which simplifies the problem-solving process. Additional practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter.
Introduction to Geometrical Optics; Laws of Reflection and Refraction; Prisms; Curved Refracting Surfaces; Thin Lenses; Cylindrical and Spherocyclindrical Lenses; Thick Lenses and Multiple Lens Systems; Reflection at Plane and Curved Surfaces; Ray Tracing; Summary for Quick Reference