* Brings together mathematics, physics, and biology to provide a broad and deep understanding of the light microscope
* Clearly develops all ideas from historical and logical foundations
* Laboratory exercises included to assist the reader with practical applications
* Microscope discussions include: bright field microscope, dark field microscope, oblique illumination, phase-contrast microscope, photomicrography, fluorescence microscope, polarization microscope, interference microscope, differential interference microscope, and modulation contrast microscope
Autorentext
Randy O. Wayne is a plant cell biologist at Cornell University notable for his work on plant development. In particular, along with his colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the powerful role of calcium in regulating plant growth; accordingly, their 1985 article, Calcium and plant development, was cited by at least 405 subsequent articles to earn the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine and has been cited by hundreds more since 1993. He is an authority on how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, on the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. He has published over 50 articles and is the author of another book, Light and Video Microscopy.
Inhalt
Chapter 1: The Relation Between the Object and the Image
Chapter 2: Geometrical Optics
Chapter 3: Physical Optics
Chapter 4: Bright Field Microscopy
Chapter 5: Phase Contrast and Dark Field Microscopy, Rheinberg and Oblique Illumination
Chapter 6: Photomicrography
Chapter 7: Fluorescence Microscopy
Chapter 8: Polarization Microscopy
Chapter 9: Interference Microscopy
Chapter 10: Differential Interference Microscopy
Chapter 11: Modulation Contrast Microscopy
Chapter 12: Video and Digital Microscopy
Chapter 13: Image Processing and Analysis
Chapter 14: Various Kinds of Microscopes and Accessories