NS 361 - Imaging :Technology and Applications

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST, BIO, CHM, GEO, or PHY This is not a course on how to take pictures. It discusses the technology and applications of how images are acquired, displayed, manipulated and used in the sciences, manufacturing, mapping and surveillance, nondestructive testing, environmental studies, medicine, the graphic arts, and data storage. Introduces the nature and behavior of light, photosensitive materials, the invention of the silver halide emulsion, the theory and chemistry of black and white and of color processes, Polaroid, Xerox color, and dye destruction. Includes a general comparison of the new electronic imaging techniques and the many applications in which they have replaced older materials: digital imaging, computer storage, retrieval, manipulation and enhancement, and a discussion of the use of CCD devices in electronic cameras, scanners, frame grabbers, LaserJet printers and of CD readers and writers, DVD readers and writers, and other digital recording. A topic of interest to consumers and environmentalists.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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