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A good understanding of fundamental mathematical concepts is essential to understand physical and visual optics. This chapter seeks to introduce the essential mathematical and physical principles, units and conversions that will be useful throughout your studies and beyond.
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Euler’s number is a mathematical constant named after Leonhard Euler (1717–1738).
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Schmidtmann, G. (2020). Basics. In: Clinical Vision Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35340-7_1
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