Microscopy, which has served as a fundamental scientific
technique for centuries, remains an invaluable tool in chemistry,
biology, healthcare, and forensics. Increasingly, it is being
integrated into modern chemical instrumentation and is of value as
a powerful analytical tool across many scientific disciplines.
Designed to serve as a primary resource for undergraduate or
graduate students, An Introduction to Microscopy helps students
master the foundational principles of microscopy. Intentionally
concise, this text does not attempt to cover all aspects of all
types of microscopy such as polarizing light and fluorescence.
Instead, the authors' intent is to provide students with the basic
knowledge necessary to explore and understand these more advanced
techniques. The authors draw from their own extensive backgrounds
in forensic identification to explain the methods and ways in which
microscopy shapes every investigation.
All nine chapters include questions and most include simple
exercises related to the material covered. Numerous figures and
photographs supplement the text and explain the procedures and
principles introduced. A glossary is included as well as a
convenient list of abbreviations, and references to more in-depth
readings.
Offers a Fundamental Approach for Students in all Fields
The material assumes basic mathematics skill through algebra and
a basic knowledge of fundamental chemistry and physics (essential
for understanding optics). Although the authors used the
high-quality microscopes found in their laboratories to produce the
images found in the book, the information and methods can be
applied to any type of microscope to which students have
access.
Understanding the fundamentals of microscopy provides students
with a relevant and marketable skill that can be readily applied in
many fields, even if the students have not had significant academic
training in the subject. Furthermore, by understanding various
aspects of microscopy, students will begin to understand the
science behind other related areas, such as spectroscopy, optics,
and any number of applications involving analytical
instrumentation.
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