TY  - BOOK
AU  - Silverman,Mark P.
TI  - Waves and grains: reflections on light and learning 
SN  - 0691027412 (cloth : alk. paper)
U1  - 535 SIL 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Physical optics
N1  - 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 ...?
ER  -