Book review: Simulating Fourier Optics Using Mathematica Joseph W. Goodman | Review by Bogdan Hoanca A slender, no-nonsense book that dives right into the topic, this book does not include information about the author beyond his name. Still, Joseph W. Goodman probably does not need any introduction, as his name is synonymous with Fourier optics. The author doesn’t waste much time on introductory material, referring readers to a previously published eBook for Fourier transformations and other textbooks. He also asks the readers to rely on their personal background on Fourier optics and knowledge of the Mathematica software package. The chapters are brief and to the point, rapidly proceeding from the basics of the wave equation through diffraction and imaging and ending with filtering applications. The review is for the eBook version, which might lack some of the features of the printed edition. But it includes beautiful color graphs and charts, along with the Mathematica code that g...