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This volume is a compilation of carefullyselected questions at the PhD qualifying examlevel, including many actual questions fromColumbia University, University of Chicago,MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo,Princeton University, University of Wisconsinand the University of California at Berkeleyover a twenty-year period. Topics covered inthis book include geometrical optics, quantumoptics, and wave optics.This latest edition has been updated with moreproblems and solutions, bringing the total toover 200 problems. The original problems havebeen modernized, and outdated questionsremoved, placing emphasis on those that relyon calculations. The problems range fromfundamental to advanced in a wide range oftopics on optics, easily enhancing the student’sknowledge through workable exercises.Simple-to-solve problems play a useful role asa first check of the student’s level of knowledgewhereas difficult problems will challenge thestudent’s capacity on finding the solutions.