--- product_id: 3485612 title: "Schaum's Outline of Optics" price: "€ 73.39" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3485612-schaums-outline-of-optics store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Schaum's Outline of Optics **Price:** € 73.39 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Schaum's Outline of Optics - **How much does it cost?** € 73.39 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3485612-schaums-outline-of-optics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved. Review: Time band with product for Gaussian pulses - A Super book . New sections on Fourier optics ftransforms is very good .problem 8.12. One needs to add FT in spectral and time domain Excellent supplement . Review: Useful for self-study - I bought Theory and Problems of Optics to familiarize myself with beginning optics and Fourier series. I rate it high because all the problems are solved, which makes it much easier to figure out things that one doesn't understand at first. (My hobby horse --- I don't understand why mathematicians think one can't learn unless the answers are withheld.) I agree with the reviewer who found the first two chapters confusing. I think this is partly because the notation is introduced haphazardly and not well explained. I would have found a list such as the following to be helpful. Small initial letters in Greek letter names indicate lower case Greek letters. Upsilon and phi are the curly forms. k is the propagation number, 2Pi/lambda. lambda is the wave length or spatial period. tau is the temporal period, lambda / v or 1/upsilon. upsilon is the frequency, number of waves per unit time, usually Hz. omega is the angular frequency, 2Pi/tau, radians per sec. v (easily confused with upsilon) is the speed of propagation or phase velocity. phi is the phase, argument of the sine function; phi = kx -/+ omega t t is time epsilon is initial phase; phi = kx -/+ omega t + epsilon Confusion may also arise from the fact that the functions in the first two chapters contain variables for both space (x) and time (t). More explanation of why might have helped, but one can plot the functions on these variables to determine their meaning. ## Features - Schaum's Outline of Optics [Paperback] - By Hecht,eugene ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,334,113 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #24 in Optoelectronics #211 in Optics for Physics #7,086 in Study Guides (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 74 Reviews | ## Images ![Schaum's Outline of Optics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FC+ejUSrL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Time band with product for Gaussian pulses *by R***O on September 23, 2022* A Super book . New sections on Fourier optics ftransforms is very good .problem 8.12. One needs to add FT in spectral and time domain Excellent supplement . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Useful for self-study *by P***M on April 29, 2012* I bought Theory and Problems of Optics to familiarize myself with beginning optics and Fourier series. I rate it high because all the problems are solved, which makes it much easier to figure out things that one doesn't understand at first. (My hobby horse --- I don't understand why mathematicians think one can't learn unless the answers are withheld.) I agree with the reviewer who found the first two chapters confusing. I think this is partly because the notation is introduced haphazardly and not well explained. I would have found a list such as the following to be helpful. Small initial letters in Greek letter names indicate lower case Greek letters. Upsilon and phi are the curly forms. k is the propagation number, 2Pi/lambda. lambda is the wave length or spatial period. tau is the temporal period, lambda / v or 1/upsilon. upsilon is the frequency, number of waves per unit time, usually Hz. omega is the angular frequency, 2Pi/tau, radians per sec. v (easily confused with upsilon) is the speed of propagation or phase velocity. phi is the phase, argument of the sine function; phi = kx -/+ omega t t is time epsilon is initial phase; phi = kx -/+ omega t + epsilon Confusion may also arise from the fact that the functions in the first two chapters contain variables for both space (x) and time (t). More explanation of why might have helped, but one can plot the functions on these variables to determine their meaning. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pairs Great with "Optics" textbook by Hecht *by W***A on March 24, 2017* Pairs well with the textbook "Optics" written by the same author, though not as necessary with the 5th edition text as it was with the earlier editions due to the incorporation of example problems in the 5th edition. Organized in the same manner as all the other Schaum's manuals with a short narrative one the background needed for the section, example problems, and supplementary problems. A great pairing with the text especially if your instructor doesn't expand on the material in class or work any example problems in class. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3485612-schaums-outline-of-optics](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3485612-schaums-outline-of-optics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-05-28*