CRC Press Polarised Light in Science and Nature

Product Description This book describes a number of simple methods for showing that light is polarised and determining the direction of vibration. It is based on a demonstration lecture, called 'Polar Explorations in Light' developed for young audiences, at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Review "This is a fascinating book giving a wealth of details and examples of polarisation . . . There are wonderful colour photographs . . . Teachers will find this an interesting source of valuable information, well beyong what is found in most textbooks. Good students will find it fascinating reading but going well beyond what they will require for examinations." Geoff Auty in School Science Review "David Pye's slim volume belongs to that rarest category of books that facture an inviting desciption of physical Phenomena, simple demonstrations, lucid explanations and a coherent story line ... Pye's deft descriptions and the photogenic opulence of optical phenomena ensure that physics is never short-changed in this volume ... a profusion of illustrations in straightforward language .. all optics researchers should buy this book ... ideal gift to steer undergraduate and gradute students toward the study of optics." Akhlesh Lakhtakia in Optics & Photonics News s a fascinating book giving a wealth of details and examples of polarisation . . . There are wonderful colour photographs . . . Teachers will find this an interesting source of valuable information, well beyong what is found in most textbooks. Good students will find it fascinating reading but going well beyond what they will require for examinations." Geoff Auty in School Science Review "David Pye's slim volume belongs to that rarest category of books that facture an inviting desciption of physical Phenomena, simple demonstrations, lucid explanations and a coherent story line ... Pye's deft descriptions and the photogenic opulence of optical phenomena ensure that physics is never short-changed in this volume ... a profusion ofillustrations in straightforward language .. all optics researchers should buy this book ... ideal gift to steer undergraduate and gradute students toward the study of optics." Akhlesh Lakhtakia in Optics & Photonics News About the Author Pye, J. David