Re: Looking for Beginning Optics Info

From: "Grandpa" <j.rayces@xxxxxxxx>
Date: 21 Aug 2006 19:40:41 -0700

Ed Earl Ross wrote:

Can someone recommend beginning books and/or web-pages on optics
and lenses. I have a 30+ year old Engineering degree--my math is
rusty and don't want to learn calculus again. However, my trig and
algebra are OK.

Have courage, with trig and algebra you can understand 99% of every
day geometric optics and optical design, if that is what you are
pursuing.

Grandpa.

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