Waves and grains :
by Silverman, Mark P.
Published by : Princeton University Press, (Princeton, N.J. :) Physical details: xii, 410 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:0691027412 (cloth : alk. paper); 0691001138 (pbk. : alk. paper). Year: 1998| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction: Setting the Agenda -- Pt. 1. Refraction. Ch. 2. Following the Straight and Narrow. Ch. 3. How Deep Is the Ocean? How High Is the Sky? Imaging in Stratified Media -- Pt. 2. Diffraction and Interference. Ch. 4. Dark Spots - Bright Spots. Ch. 5. Newton's Two-Knife Experiment: The Hyperbolic Enigma. Ch. 6. Young's Two-Slit Experiment with Electrons. Ch. 7. Pursuing the Invisible: Imaging without Lenses -- Pt. 3. Polarization. Ch. 8. Poles Apart: The Mysteries of Light Polarization. Ch. 9. The State of Light -- Pt. 4. Reflection and Scattering. Ch. 10. The Grand Synthesis. Ch. 11. New Twists on Reflection. Ch. 12. Through a Glass Brightly: "Fresnel Amplification" Ch. 13. A Penetrating Look at Scattered Light -- Pt. 5. Playing with Waves. Ch. 14. Voice of the Dragon -- Pt. 6. Science and Learning. Ch. 15. A Heretical Experiment in Teaching Physics. Ch. 16. Why Brazil Nuts Are on Top: Physics and the Art of Writing. Ch. 17. What Does It Take ...?

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