Optics Books for Beginners - Find the Best One for You

[physics love]

hi; I want you help me in choosing books in optics

I am undergraduate student and I want to study the principles or fundamentals of optics

can you tell me the most famous and simplified books in optics

 

[Andy Resnick]

Lots of people use and love Hecht:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssb.200777708/pdf

There's also Klein and Furtak:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003F8A9A0/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Born and Wolf is the standard *graduate* text:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521642221/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[Ashuron]

well if you have completed Calc 1-3 and differential equations..
Introduction to Modern Optics by Fowles can be an option

 

[physics love]

Lots of people use and love Hecht:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssb.200777708/pdf

There's also Klein and Furtak:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003F8A9A0/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Born and Wolf is the standard *graduate* text:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521642221/?tag=pfamazon01-20

thanks a lot Andy Resnick

I also knowed that Hecht is famed but I don't know what is the exactly name of the book or the author??

sorry because I am not european or american

can you tell me the exact name of the book and the author of this book ?

 

[dacruick]

thanks a lot Andy Resnick

I also knowed that Hecht is famed but I don't know what is the exactly name of the book or the author??

sorry because I am not european or american

can you tell me the exact name of the book and the author of this book ?

I personally dislike Hecht. He's always trying to teach me too much you know? I feel like I'm trying to get my assignment finished and he's trying to change the world one light ray at a time.

 

[physics love]

well if you have completed Calc 1-3 and differential equations..
Introduction to Modern Optics by Fowles can be an option

thanks a lot for your reply

but can u tell me (( Calc 1-3 )) refers to what ?

 

[Andy Resnick]

thanks a lot Andy Resnick

I also knowed that Hecht is famed but I don't know what is the exactly name of the book or the author??

sorry because I am not european or american

can you tell me the exact name of the book and the author of this book ?

Oops- sorry, the link I posted was not what it should have been:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0805385665/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[Ashuron]

uh..have you ever taken any calculus course?
the book is quite elementary but requires multivariable calculus and differential equation

 

[pergradus]

I'm currently using Hecht and I think it's good. I'm going to give you a tip but I have to be a big vague.

If you were to search your favorite "file sharing network" for the keyword "Optics" you might find some nice surprises!

 

[physics love]

uh..have you ever taken any calculus course?
the book is quite elementary but requires multivariable calculus and differential equation

oh no , of course I studied calculus , linear algebra and differential equations

but in arabic language so I don't know (( Calc 1-3 )) refers to what ??

 

[Ashuron]

well, it's a Dover book and much cheaper than hecht..
you can try to buy books from bookdepository..free shipping