Optics, Global Edition Paperback – 5 December 2016

Optics by Eugene Hecht is a masterpiece and a must-have for anyone in the field of optics/photonics. An especially attractive feature of the book is the large number of photographs that help to bring the material to life.The great thing about this book is the excellent quality of paper. You can happily scribble, underline and highlight text without worrying about whether these would be visible on the next page. Very good job by Pearson.

Hecht's book is a pedagogical presentation of an old topic, optics, that continues to be updated. I like the clarity, approach, and level of his writing. It includes many areas that have been left out of earlier books. Thus, I consider the book to be an excellent addition to my library. Though the topic of the book is clearly unsatisfactory, which reflects nothing toward Hecht. Light and optics as part of the nature and interaction of energy and matter are poorly understood and continue to be confusing for everyone. Perhaps it is under emphasized that field theory is macroscopic aggregate behavior based on coincidental empirical inference. It does not answer many of the questions of what, why, how, when, or where. Mathematical models compound rather than alleviate the problem. Though the model is continuous and very exact, the phenomena is not! Hecht's book reflects some of the problem in being contradictory. It does not clearly lead to a coherent understanding of optics. Though being a survey text, it still may help. And again, it compares well with any other text on the subject.

vy good indeed !

I came to know about this book like 15 years back. This book is kind of unique and unreplaceable. If you are a physics/optics/photonics graduate/undergrad student or even if you love to study optics you should definitely buy this book.With this price, I may not expect any colored illustrations and strong binding but I am still happy to have this nice version.

Animated, pedagogic style, and up-to-date material, makes this my favourite resource for teaching optics.

Excellent book with clear and concise explanations. Book quality is good except all images are in B&W. Got the paper back, but looks very authentic. Highly recommend!