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Title: The Art and Science of Optical Design by Robert R. Shannon ISBN: 0-521-58868-5 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 13 June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $65.00

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Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: It has valuable information which is poorly organized
Comment: The book covers a topic badly in need of a comprehensive text. This book seems to be a dump of information by the author with no successful attempt to organize it well. Large blocks of text with no subheadings and inadequate figures make the material confusing to someone who does not understand the material beforehand. References to radiometry are a disaster. In one paragraph on page 95 there are no less than five separate mistakes. The confusion between radiance and irradiance is total. On the other hand, in the absence of any other text, the book is a valuable and complete reference on the use of ray-trace analysis in optical design.

Rating: 2
Summary: Useful content, but not well organized.
Comment: This book coves the subject of optical design in detail. The content is good, and comprehensive. However, the material is not well organized. Some of the material is too theoretical, and not related to practical problems.

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