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Re:Lessons from Optics, the Other Deep Learning by vvanders on Monday February 12, 2018 @10:49PM (#16364592)
Can't upvote enough, that book is a treasure. Expensive but totally worth it.
Re:Lessons from Optics, the Other Deep Learning by amelius on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @02:46PM (#16370090)
Sorry, but I can't agree. It's basically a cookbook. It doesn't present the material in an analytical style.
Re:Lessons from Optics, the Other Deep Learning by vvanders on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @04:53PM (#16371166)
Is that a bad thing? For me the value wasn't in the cookbook aspect but in the explanation of the practical considerations when it comes to engineering a design.

Knowing a parameter in detail isn't nearly as important as knowing if that parameter matters in the scope of the final design.

The book is also pretty honest about that and goes to pretty good lengths to guide readers to deeper material if it's an area they want to understand in greater depth.

Re:Lessons from Optics, the Other Deep Learning by ehead on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @09:43AM (#16367442)
Seconded. This book should be given to all EE undergraduates, it’s a shame how few people know about it.
Re:Lessons from Optics, the Other Deep Learning by vvanders on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @12:12PM (#16368751)
Yup, I've lent/given away my various copies over the years many times.

A true testament that even in there modern days the principals taught are still solid.