This undergraduate textbook presents thorough coverage of the standard topics of classical optics and optical instrument design. It also offers significant details regarding the concepts of modern optics. Two sets of problems appear at the end of each chapter, some featuring detailed solutions. The book contains 252 figures.Content:Front Matter Preface Table of Contents1. Geometrical Optics: Summary2. Waves: Description3. Superposition: Reflection, Standing Waves, Group Velocity4. Electromagnetic Waves, Energy and Momentum, Doppler Effect5. Scattering: Index of Refraction6. Polarized Light7. Interference8. Interference from Two Sources9. Interference from Many Sources10. Multiple Images: Interference of Light from an Extended Source11. Diffraction12. Modern OpticsAppendices Bibliography Solutions to Selected ProblemsIndex