| Preface | p. vii |
| Our World of Light and Color | p. 1 |
| Rainbows | p. 2 |
| Blue Skies and Red Sunsets | p. 5 |
| Why Clouds Are White | p. 5 |
| The Color of Water | p. 6 |
| Green Leaves of Summer, Crimson Leaves of Autumn | p. 7 |
| What Is Color? | p. 7 |
| Mixing Colors by Addition | p. 9 |
| Mixing Colors by Subtraction | p. 10 |
| Color in Art | p. 12 |
| Shadows | p. 13 |
| Pinhole Camera | p. 15 |
| Summary | p. 16 |
| The Mystery of Light | p. 23 |
| The Nature of Light: Particles or Waves? | p. 23 |
| Waves | p. 24 |
| Progressive Waves | p. 25 |
| Impulsive Waves: Reflection | p. 25 |
| Superposition and Interference | p. 29 |
| Standing Waves | p. 30 |
| Electromagnetic Waves | p. 31 |
| Speed of Light | p. 32 |
| The Particle Nature of Light: Observing Photons | p. 34 |
| Wave Propagation in Two and Three Dimensions | p. 35 |
| The Doppler Effect | p. 37 |
| Water Waves | p. 38 |
| Summary | p. 41 |
| Reflection, Mirrors, and Kaleidoscopes | p. 49 |
| Images Formed by Plane and Curved Mirrors | p. 51 |
| Concave Mirrors | p. 55 |
| Convex Mirrors | p. 59 |
| Anamorphic Art | p. 60 |
| Kaleidoscopes | p. 62 |
| Other Applications of Mirrors in the Visual Arts | p. 65 |
| Mirrors in the Performing Arts: One-Way Mirrors | p. 69 |
| Summary | p. 71 |
| Refraction of Light | p. 79 |
| Bending of Light at a Boundary | p. 79 |
| Snell's Law | p. 81 |
| Dispersion | p. 82 |
| Total Internal Reflection | p. 83 |
| Diamonds | p. 86 |
| Lenses | p. 86 |
| Image Formation by Lenses | p. 87 |
| Converging Lens | p. 88 |
| Diverging Lens | p. 90 |
| Stopped Lens | p. 91 |
| Simple Cameras | p. 92 |
| The Human Eye | p. 93 |
| Telescopes and Microscopes | p. 95 |
| Summary | p. 97 |
| Interference and Diffraction | p. 105 |
| Interference of Waves from Two Identical Sources | p. 105 |
| Light Passing Through Two Slits: Young's Experiment | p. 106 |
| Interference in Thin Films | p. 108 |
| Michelson Interferometer | p. 111 |
| Applications of Interference | p. 111 |
| Antireflection Coatings | p. 111 |
| Multilayer Mirrors | p. 112 |
| Multilayer Interference Filters | p. 113 |
| Diffraction | p. 113 |
| Combined Interference and Diffraction | p. 116 |
| How Diffraction Limits Resolution | p. 119 |
| Multiple Slits and Gratings | p. 120 |
| 3-D with Jumping Colors | p. 121 |
| Summary | p. 121 |
| Light Sources | p. 129 |
| Blackbody Radiation | p. 129 |
| Spectra of Light Sources | p. 131 |
| Spectral Sensitivity of the Eye | p. 132 |
| Measuring Illumination | p. 133 |
| Atoms | p. 134 |
| Fluorescence and Phosphorescence | p. 136 |
| Laser Light | p. 137 |
| Light-Emitting Diodes | p. 140 |
| Gas-Filled Arc Lamps | p. 142 |
| Summary | p. 143 |
| Polarized Light | p. 151 |
| Polarization by Selective Absorption | p. 152 |
| Law of Malus | p. 154 |
| Three Polaroid Filters | p. 155 |
| Polarization by Reflection | p. 155 |
| Polarization by Double Refraction: Birefringence | p. 157 |
| Polarization by Scattering | p. 159 |
| Three-Dimensional Images | p. 160 |
| Wave Plates | p. 162 |
| Photoelasticity | p. 163 |
| Optical Activity | p. 163 |
| Applications of Polarized Light in Art | p. 165 |
| Summary | p. 166 |
| Color Vision | p. 173 |
| Spectral Color | p. 174 |
| Photoreceptors in the Eye | p. 176 |
| Additive Color Mixing (Revisited) | p. 178 |
| Transmission and Reflection of Colored Light Subtractive Color Mixing Revisited | p. 180 |
| Spectral and Monochromatic Filters | p. 181 |
| Spectral Power Distribution of Filtered Light | p. 182 |
| Spectral Reflectance | p. 183 |
| Color Perception | p. 184 |
| How Many Colors Can We See? | p. 184 |
| Afterimages | p. 185 |
| Contrast | p. 185 |
| Color Constancy | p. 186 |
| Paints and Inks | p. 187 |
| Halftone Printing | p. 187 |
| Four-Color Printing | p. 187 |
| Color Systems | p. 188 |
| Theories of Color Vision | p. 192 |
| Sources of Color | p. 193 |
| Colored Glass | p. 194 |
| Glazes and Enamels | p. 194 |
| Paint | p. 195 |
| Summary | p. 196 |
| Holography | p. 203 |
| Transmission Holograms | p. 204 |
| Virtual and Real Images | p. 205 |
| Two-Beam Transmission Holograms | p. 206 |
| Reflection Holograms | p. 207 |
| Bragg Reflection | p. 208 |
| Transfer Holograms | p. 209 |
| Rainbow (Slit-Transfer) Holograms | p. 209 |
| Phase Holograms | p. 210 |
| Color Holograms | p. 210 |
| Lippmann Color Holograms | p. 211 |
| Multicolor Rainbow Holograms | p. 212 |
| Pseudocolor Through Shrinkage | p. 212 |
| Multiple Scenes | p. 213 |
| Holographic Stereograms | p. 213 |
| Embossed Holograms | p. 214 |
| Holographic Interferometry | p. 214 |
| Real-Time Interferometry | p. 215 |
| Double-Exposure Interferometry | p. 215 |
| Time-Averaged Interferometry | p. 216 |
| TV Holography | p. 217 |
| Photopolymers | p. 220 |
| Computer-Generated Holograms | p. 220 |
| Summary | p. 220 |
| Photography | p. 225 |
| Evolution of Photography | p. 225 |
| Cameras | p. 227 |
| Focal Lengths, f-Numbers, and Field of View | p. 229 |
| Film | p. 232 |
| Color Film | p. 234 |
| Color Reversal Films | p. 235 |
| Color Negative Films | p. 236 |
| Instant Color Films | p. 237 |
| Lighting for Color Photography | p. 237 |
| High-Speed Flash Photography | p. 237 |
| Digital Photography | p. 240 |
| Summary | p. 240 |
| Computer Images | p. 245 |
| Evolution of Computer Imaging | p. 245 |
| What Is a Computer? | p. 249 |
| Bits and Bytes | p. 251 |
| Graphic Displays | p. 252 |
| Software | p. 252 |
| The Imaging Process | p. 253 |
| Computer-Aided Design | p. 256 |
| Computer Animation | p. 257 |
| Motion Capture and Performance Animation: Digital Puppets | p. 258 |
| Visual Effects for "Titanic" | p. 259 |
| Summary | p. 260 |
| Optical Recording, Communication, and Photonics | p. 263 |
| Optical Storage and the Compact Disc | p. 263 |
| Recordable Compact Discs | p. 266 |
| DVD | p. 267 |
| DVD for Movies and Video | p. 267 |
| DVD for Computers | p. 269 |
| DVD for Audio | p. 269 |
| Optical Communication | p. 269 |
| Optical Computing | p. 270 |
| Optical Scanners | p. 271 |
| Holographic Memories | p. 272 |
| The Mouse | p. 273 |
| The Future of Photonics | p. 274 |
| Summary | p. 276 |
| Symmetry in Art and Nature | p. 281 |
| Translational Symmetry | p. 281 |
| Rotational Symmetry | p. 283 |
| Reflection Symmetry | p. 286 |
| Inversion Symmetry | p. 286 |
| Snowflakes | p. 288 |
| Right-Hand and Left-Hand Symmetry | p. 289 |
| Chirality and Life | p. 291 |
| Spirals and Propellers | p. 291 |
| Symmetry and Conservation Laws | p. 292 |
| Symmetry of Tiles | p. 295 |
| Border Art: Classes of Translational Symmetry | p. 296 |
| Decorative Patterns: Classes of Planar Symmetry | p. 297 |
| Summary | p. 299 |
| Visual Perception and Illusions | p. 303 |
| Visual Illusions | p. 304 |
| Everyday Illusions | p. 304 |
| Classifying Illusions | p. 307 |
| Ambiguous Figures | p. 310 |
| Distortion Illusions | p. 312 |
| Impossible Figures | p. 316 |
| The Grand Illusion: How Artists Produce a Sense of Depth | p. 318 |
| Aerial Perspective and Rayleigh Scattering | p. 320 |
| Shadows and Illumination | p. 322 |
| The Magic of Linear Perspective | p. 323 |
| The Use of Depth Cues: From the Sublime to the Impossible | p. 324 |
| Summary | p. 327 |
| Numerical Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises | p. 333 |
| Standard International (SI) Units of Measurement | p. 335 |
| Scientific or Exponential Notation | p. 337 |
| Mathematical Helps | p. 339 |
| Graphs | p. 340 |
| Glossary | p. 342 |
| Materials in Paintings | p. 353 |
| Analysis of Art Using Physics and Chemistry | p. 359 |
| Conservation and Restoration of Art | p. 361 |
| Laboratory Experiments | p. 365 |
| Exploring Color | p. 365 |
| Shadows and Light Rays | p. 368 |
| Waves on a Coiled Spring (Slinky) | p. 370 |
| Transverse and Longitudinal Waves in One Dimension | p. 372 |
| Standing Waves on a Wire | p. 374 |
| Waves in Two Dimensions (Ripple Tank) | p. 375 |
| Law of Reflection and Plane Mirrors | p. 378 |
| Construct a Kaleidoscope | p. 382 |
| Image Formation by Concave Mirrors | p. 385 |
| Refraction and Total Internal Reflection | p. 387 |
| Converging Lens | p. 390 |
| Simple Magnifier and Telescope | p. 392 |
| Diffraction and Interference of Water Waves | p. 393 |
| Diffraction Grating | p. 394 |
| Diffraction from Tracks of a Compact Disc | p. 396 |
| Michelson Interferometer | p. 398 |
| Spectrum Analysis with a Prism Spectrometer | p. 399 |
| Spectrum Analysis with a Diffraction Grating | p. 400 |
| Exploration of Polarized Light | p. 401 |
| Color Perception | p. 405 |
| Mixing Pigments: Subtractive Color Mixing | p. 410 |
| Making a Reflection Hologram | p. 412 |
| Making a Transmission Hologram | p. 413 |
| Making a Cylindrical Hologram | p. 416 |
| Holographic Images | p. 417 |
| Exploring a Single-Use Camera with Built-In Flash | p. 418 |
| Field of View and Depth of Field of a Camera Lens | p. 421 |
| Symmetry Exploration | p. 421 |
| Name Index | p. 427 |
| Subject Index | p. 431 |
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