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| Preface | |
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| Our World of Light and Color | |
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| Rainbows | |
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| Blue Skies and Red Sunsets | |
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| Why Clouds Are White | |
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| The Color of Water | |
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| Green Leaves of Summer, Crimson Leaves of Autumn | |
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| What Is Color? | |
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| Mixing Colors by Addition | |
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| Mixing Colors by Subtraction | |
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| Color in Art | |
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| Shadows | |
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| Pinhole Camera | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Mystery of Light | |
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| The Nature of Light: Particles or Waves? | |
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| Waves | |
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| Progressive Waves | |
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| Impulsive Waves: Reflection | |
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| Superposition and Interference | |
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| Standing Waves | |
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| Electromagnetic Waves | |
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| Speed of Light | |
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| The Particle Nature of Light: Observing Photons | |
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| Wave Propagation in Two and Three Dimensions | |
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| The Doppler Effect | |
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| Water Waves | |
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| Summary | |
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| Reflection, Mirrors, and Kaleidoscopes | |
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| Images Formed by Plane and Curved Mirrors | |
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| Concave Mirrors | |
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| Convex Mirrors | |
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| Anamorphic Art | |
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| Kaleidoscopes | |
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| Other Applications of Mirrors in the Visual Arts | |
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| Mirrors in the Performing Arts: One-Way Mirrors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Refraction of Light | |
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| Bending of Light at a Boundary | |
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| Snell's Law | |
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| Dispersion | |
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| Total Internal Reflection | |
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| Diamonds | |
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| Lenses | |
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| Image Formation by Lenses | |
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| Converging Lens | |
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| Diverging Lens | |
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| Stopped Lens | |
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| Simple Cameras | |
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| The Human Eye | |
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| Telescopes and Microscopes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interference and Diffraction | |
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| Interference of Waves from Two Identical Sources | |
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| Light Passing Through Two Slits: Young's Experiment | |
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| Interference in Thin Films | |
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| Michelson Interferometer | |
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| Applications of Interference | |
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| Antireflection Coatings | |
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| Multilayer Mirrors | |
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| Multilayer Interference Filters | |
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| Diffraction | |
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| Combined Interference and Diffraction | |
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| How Diffraction Limits Resolution | |
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| Multiple Slits and Gratings | |
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| 3-D with Jumping Colors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Light Sources | |
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| Blackbody Radiation | |
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| Spectra of Light Sources | |
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| Spectral Sensitivity of the Eye | |
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| Measuring Illumination | |
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| Atoms | |
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| Fluorescence and Phosphorescence | |
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| Laser Light | |
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| Light-Emitting Diodes | |
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| Gas-Filled Arc Lamps | |
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| Summary | |
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| Polarized Light | |
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| Polarization by Selective Absorption | |
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| Law of Malus | |
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| Three Polaroid Filters | |
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| Polarization by Reflection | |
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| Polarization by Double Refraction: Birefringence | |
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| Polarization by Scattering | |
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| Three-Dimensional Images | |
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| Wave Plates | |
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| Photoelasticity | |
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| Optical Activity | |
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| Applications of Polarized Light in Art | |
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| Summary | |
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| Color Vision | |
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| Spectral Color | |
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| Photoreceptors in the Eye | |
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| Additive Color Mixing (Revisited) | |
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| Transmission and Reflection of Colored Light Subtractive Color Mixing Revisited | |
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| Spectral and Monochromatic Filters | |
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| Spectral Power Distribution of Filtered Light | |
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| Spectral Reflectance | |
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| Color Perception | |
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| How Many Colors Can We See? | |
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| Afterimages | |
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| Contrast | |
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| Color Constancy | |
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| Paints and Inks | |
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| Halftone Printing | |
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| Four-Color Printing | |
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| Color Systems | |
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| Theories of Color Vision | |
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| Sources of Color | |
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| Colored Glass | |
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| Glazes and Enamels | |
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| Paint | |
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| Summary | |
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| Holography | |
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| Transmission Holograms | |
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| Virtual and Real Images | |
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| Two-Beam Transmission Holograms | |
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| Reflection Holograms | |
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| Bragg Reflection | |
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| Transfer Holograms | |
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| Rainbow (Slit-Transfer) Holograms | |
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| Phase Holograms | |
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| Color Holograms | |
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| Lippmann Color Holograms | |
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| Multicolor Rainbow Holograms | |
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| Pseudocolor Through Shrinkage | |
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| Multiple Scenes | |
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| Holographic Stereograms | |
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| Embossed Holograms | |
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| Holographic Interferometry | |
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| Real-Time Interferometry | |
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| Double-Exposure Interferometry | |
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| Time-Averaged Interferometry | |
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| TV Holography | |
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| Photopolymers | |
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| Computer-Generated Holograms | |
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| Summary | |
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| Photography | |
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| Evolution of Photography | |
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| Cameras | |
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| Focal Lengths, f-Numbers, and Field of View | |
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| Film | |
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| Color Film | |
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| Color Reversal Films | |
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| Color Negative Films | |
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| Instant Color Films | |
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| Lighting for Color Photography | |
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| High-Speed Flash Photography | |
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| Digital Photography | |
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| Summary | |
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| Computer Images | |
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| Evolution of Computer Imaging | |
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| What Is a Computer? | |
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| Bits and Bytes | |
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| Graphic Displays | |
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| Software | |
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| The Imaging Process | |
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| Computer-Aided Design | |
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| Computer Animation | |
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| Motion Capture and Performance Animation: Digital Puppets | |
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| Visual Effects for "Titanic" | |
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| Summary | |
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| Optical Recording, Communication, and Photonics | |
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| Optical Storage and the Compact Disc | |
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| Recordable Compact Discs | |
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| DVD | |
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| DVD for Movies and Video | |
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| DVD for Computers | |
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| DVD for Audio | |
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| Optical Communication | |
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| Optical Computing | |
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| Optical Scanners | |
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| Holographic Memories | |
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| The Mouse | |
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| The Future of Photonics | |
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| Summary | |
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| Symmetry in Art and Nature | |
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| Translational Symmetry | |
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| Rotational Symmetry | |
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| Reflection Symmetry | |
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| Inversion Symmetry | |
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| Snowflakes | |
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| Right-Hand and Left-Hand Symmetry | |
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| Chirality and Life | |
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| Spirals and Propellers | |
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| Symmetry and Conservation Laws | |
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| Symmetry of Tiles | |
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| Border Art: Classes of Translational Symmetry | |
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| Decorative Patterns: Classes of Planar Symmetry | |
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| Summary | |
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| Visual Perception and Illusions | |
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| Visual Illusions | |
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| Everyday Illusions | |
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| Classifying Illusions | |
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| Ambiguous Figures | |
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| Distortion Illusions | |
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| Impossible Figures | |
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| The Grand Illusion: How Artists Produce a Sense of Depth | |
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| Aerial Perspective and Rayleigh Scattering | |
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| Shadows and Illumination | |
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| The Magic of Linear Perspective | |
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| The Use of Depth Cues: From the Sublime to the Impossible | |
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| Summary | |
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| Numerical Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises | |
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| Standard International (SI) Units of Measurement | |
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| Scientific or Exponential Notation | |
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| Mathematical Helps | |
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| Graphs | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Materials in Paintings | |
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| Analysis of Art Using Physics and Chemistry | |
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| Conservation and Restoration of Art | |
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| Laboratory Experiments | |
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| Exploring Color | |
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| Shadows and Light Rays | |
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| Waves on a Coiled Spring (Slinky) | |
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| Transverse and Longitudinal Waves in One Dimension | |
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| Standing Waves on a Wire | |
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| Waves in Two Dimensions (Ripple Tank) | |
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| Law of Reflection and Plane Mirrors | |
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| Construct a Kaleidoscope | |
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| Image Formation by Concave Mirrors | |
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| Refraction and Total Internal Reflection | |
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| Converging Lens | |
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| Simple Magnifier and Telescope | |
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| Diffraction and Interference of Water Waves | |
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| Diffraction Grating | |
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| Diffraction from Tracks of a Compact Disc | |
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| Michelson Interferometer | |
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| Spectrum Analysis with a Prism Spectrometer | |
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| Spectrum Analysis with a Diffraction Grating | |
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| Exploration of Polarized Light | |
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| Color Perception | |
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| Mixing Pigments: Subtractive Color Mixing | |
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| Making a Reflection Hologram | |
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| Making a Transmission Hologram | |
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| Making a Cylindrical Hologram | |
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| Holographic Images | |
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| Exploring a Single-Use Camera with Built-In Flash | |
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| Field of View and Depth of Field of a Camera Lens | |
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| Symmetry Exploration | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |