Silverman, Mark P.
Waves and grains : reflections on light and learning / Mark P. Silverman. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998. - xii, 410 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Setting the Agenda -- Refraction. Following the Straight and Narrow. How Deep Is the Ocean? How High Is the Sky? Imaging in Stratified Media -- Diffraction and Interference. Dark Spots - Bright Spots. Newton's Two-Knife Experiment: The Hyperbolic Enigma. Young's Two-Slit Experiment with Electrons. Pursuing the Invisible: Imaging without Lenses -- Polarization. Poles Apart: The Mysteries of Light Polarization. The State of Light -- Reflection and Scattering. The Grand Synthesis. New Twists on Reflection. Through a Glass Brightly: "Fresnel Amplification" A Penetrating Look at Scattered Light -- Playing with Waves. Voice of the Dragon -- Science and Learning. A Heretical Experiment in Teaching Physics. Why Brazil Nuts Are on Top: Physics and the Art of Writing. What Does It Take ...? Ch. 1. Pt. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Pt. 3. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Pt. 4. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Pt. 5. Ch. 14. Pt. 6. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17.
0691027412 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691001138 (pbk. : alk. paper)
97046555
Physical optics.
535 SIL
Waves and grains : reflections on light and learning / Mark P. Silverman. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998. - xii, 410 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Setting the Agenda -- Refraction. Following the Straight and Narrow. How Deep Is the Ocean? How High Is the Sky? Imaging in Stratified Media -- Diffraction and Interference. Dark Spots - Bright Spots. Newton's Two-Knife Experiment: The Hyperbolic Enigma. Young's Two-Slit Experiment with Electrons. Pursuing the Invisible: Imaging without Lenses -- Polarization. Poles Apart: The Mysteries of Light Polarization. The State of Light -- Reflection and Scattering. The Grand Synthesis. New Twists on Reflection. Through a Glass Brightly: "Fresnel Amplification" A Penetrating Look at Scattered Light -- Playing with Waves. Voice of the Dragon -- Science and Learning. A Heretical Experiment in Teaching Physics. Why Brazil Nuts Are on Top: Physics and the Art of Writing. What Does It Take ...? Ch. 1. Pt. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Pt. 3. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Pt. 4. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Pt. 5. Ch. 14. Pt. 6. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17.
0691027412 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691001138 (pbk. : alk. paper)
97046555
Physical optics.
535 SIL