1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959135803321

Titolo

School choice policies and outcomes : empirical and philosophical perspectives / / edited by Walter Feinberg and Christopher Lubienski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2008

ISBN

9780791477717

0791477711

9781435694552

1435694554

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vii, 242 p

Altri autori (Persone)

FeinbergWalter <1937->

LubienskiChristopher

Disciplina

379.1/110973

Soggetti

School choice - United States

Education and state - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Walter Feinberg and Christopher Lubienski -- Common schooling and educational choice as a response to pluralism / Rob Reich -- Educational equality and varieties of school choice / Harry Brighouse -- Evidence, the conservative paradigm, and school choice / Kenneth R. Howe -- Intergenerational justice and school choice / Kathleen Knight Abowitz -- The politics of parental choice : theory and evidence on quality information / Christopher Lubienski -- Social class differences in school choice : the role of preferences / Courtney A. Bell -- Managers of choice : race, gender, and the philosophies of the new urban school leadership / Janelle T. Scott -- Where does the power lie now? devolution, choice, and democracy in schooling / Liz Gordon -- Parental choice : the liberty principle in education finance in postapartheid South Africa / Bekisizwe S. Ndimande -- The dialectic of parent rights and societal obligation : constraining educational choice / Walter Feinberg.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a clear assessment of all sides of the school choice debate.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911004759803321

Autore

Duarte F. J (Frank J.)

Titolo

Tunable laser optics / / Francisco J. Duarte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2003

ISBN

1-281-03279-4

9786611032791

0-08-054331-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

621.36/6

Soggetti

Lasers

Electrooptics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; TUNABLE LASER OPTICS; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction to Lasers; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Lasers; 1.3 Excitation Mechanisms and Rate Equations; 1.4 Laser Resonators and Laser Cavities; Problems; References; Chapter 2. Dirac Optics; 2.1 Dirac Notation in Optics; 2.2 Interference; 2.3 Diffraction; 2.4 Refraction; 2.5 Reflection; 2.6 Angular Dispersion; 2.7 Dirac and the Laser; Problems; References; Chapter 3. The Uncertainty Principle in Optics; 3.1 Approximate Derivation of the Uncertainty Principle; 3.2 Applications of the Uncertainty Principle in Optics

ProblemsReferences; Chapter 4. The Physics of Multiple-Prism Optics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Generalized Multiple-Prism Dispersion; 4.3 Multiple-Prism Dispersion and Linewidth Narrowing; 4.4 Multiple-Prism Dispersion and Pulse Compression; 4.5 Applications of Multiple-Prism Arrays; Problems; References; Chapter 5. Linear Polarization; 5.1 Maxwell Equations; 5.2 Polarization and Reflection; 5.3 Polarizing Prisms; 5.4 Polarization Rotators; Problems; References; Chapter 6. Laser Beam Propagation Matrices; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 ABCD Propagation Matrices; 6.3 Higher-Order Matrices; Problems

ReferencesChapter 7. Pulsed Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Laser Oscillators; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Transverse and Longitudinal Modes; 7.3 Tunable Laser Oscillator Architectures; 7.4 Wavelength-Tuning



Techniques; 7.5 Polarization Matching; 7.6 Design of Efficient Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Laser Oscillators; 7.7 Narrow-Linewidth Oscillator-Amplifiers; Problems; References; Chapter 8. Nonlinear Optics; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Generation of Frequency Harmonics; 8.3 Optical Phase Conjugation; 8.4 Raman Shifting; 8.5 Applications of Nonlinear Optics; Problems; References

Chapter 9. Lasers and Their Emission Characteristics9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Gas Lasers; 9.3 Dye Lasers; 9.4 Solid-State Lasers; 9.5 Semiconductor Lasers; 9.6 Additional Lasers; References; Chapter 10. Architecture of N-Slit Interferometric Laser Optical Systems; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Optical Architecture of the N-Slit Laser Interferometer; 10.3 An Interferometric Computer; 10.4 Applications of the N-Slit Laser Interferometer; 10.5 Sensitometry; Problems; References; Chapter 11. Spectrometry and Interferometry; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Spectrometry; 11.3 Interferometry; Problems; References

Chapter 12. Physical Constants and Optical Quantities12.1 Fundamental Physical Constants; 12.2 Conversion Quantities; 12.3 Units of Optical Quantities; 12.4 Dispersion of Optical Materials; 12.5 δn/δT of Optical Materials; References; Appendix of Laser Dyes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Chapters will provide self-contained treatment of the topic as much as possible to allow the reader to go directly to the appropriate chapter to deal with a particular topic of concern. This sharp focus is necessary to maintain the emphasis, and to make this a practical reference. The knowledge and experience will integrate aspects of laser oscillators, laser amplifiers, laser systems, engineering of rugged laser cavities, design and engineering of laser-based instrumentation, and design of highly reliable laser systems for material processing applications.* Provides a sharp focus prac