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Introduction to Light Microscopy: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
This book offers a beginner’s guide to using light microscopes. It begins with a brief introduction to the physics of optics, which will give the reader a basic grasp of the behaviors of light. In turn, each part of the microscope is explained using clear and simple English, together withdetailed photographs and diagrams. The reader will learn the function, care and correct use of each part. A troubleshooting section also helps resolve some of the most common issues encountered in light microscopy. Most people have a general idea of how to use a microscope, but many never get the full benefit, because they receive no training. With easy-to-follow steps and detailed images, this guide will help everyone achieve the best results, and be confident using their microscope. This book is intended for anyone using a light microscope, such as university students, people in lab environments, hobbyists, educators who teach science to young children, and anyone with a general interest in these valuable tools.
185 pages, Hardcover
Published June 12, 2019
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February 21, 2021
An easy introduction to the basics of light microscopy for anyone who is looking to understand the possibilities. As a beginner who is interested in micro photography, I was able to better envision what I'm looking to produce and how to achieve it after reading this. You'll get the foundation needed to focus in deeper from here
March 8, 2021
Great book that needs a 2nd edition.
The information in this book is very useful to the beginner. It is written in clear, digestible, easy to understand sections. It's a quick read, and a good resource for those just getting started. I like how the source materials are presented at the end of each section, and important concepts are repeated frequently. This is helpful for those that are skimming the book or just hopping around.
The huge issue with this book is largely technical. It needs a 2nd edition to fix this issues:
Many of the images are poor quality, there are typos, and there are in line references to the wrong section For example, it says "For petrographic microscopes see section 6.6" but, there is no section 6.6 -- the section on petrographic microscopes is 6.5, which is the last section in chapter 6.
My wishlist for the section edition is:
1) Have an editor do another read through for typos and to check all the in-text references to other parts of the book to make sure they match.
2) Use better quality images -- for example in figure 13.1, you have to strain just for a glimmer of difference between the 2 slides. Not helpful.
3) Be mindful of when your terminology for the first time. A novice reader can get lost if you start talking about how the diaphragm works with the condenser before you've explained what a condenser is -- these don't need to be full explanations of course, just brief clarifiers that contextualize the term
This would be a perfect book if those things were fixed. I even love the cover! I hope this gets a 2nd edition.
The information in this book is very useful to the beginner. It is written in clear, digestible, easy to understand sections. It's a quick read, and a good resource for those just getting started. I like how the source materials are presented at the end of each section, and important concepts are repeated frequently. This is helpful for those that are skimming the book or just hopping around.
The huge issue with this book is largely technical. It needs a 2nd edition to fix this issues:
Many of the images are poor quality, there are typos, and there are in line references to the wrong section For example, it says "For petrographic microscopes see section 6.6" but, there is no section 6.6 -- the section on petrographic microscopes is 6.5, which is the last section in chapter 6.
My wishlist for the section edition is:
1) Have an editor do another read through for typos and to check all the in-text references to other parts of the book to make sure they match.
2) Use better quality images -- for example in figure 13.1, you have to strain just for a glimmer of difference between the 2 slides. Not helpful.
3) Be mindful of when your terminology for the first time. A novice reader can get lost if you start talking about how the diaphragm works with the condenser before you've explained what a condenser is -- these don't need to be full explanations of course, just brief clarifiers that contextualize the term
This would be a perfect book if those things were fixed. I even love the cover! I hope this gets a 2nd edition.
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