Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Good professional reference book, but not for students.

Already for many years, this is a classic on optics. Almost any subject you can think of is covered in this book, in a fundamental way. That is its strength and its weakness: experienced scientists will find everything they need, but for students it is not a good book because it is far too detailed: they will get lost in all the mathematical details before they grasp the essence of the subject.This problem also exists - to a lesser extent - for professionals who try to use the book to fill in a gap in their knowledge: they too will find themselves asking why they have to read so many (well thought-through) pages before the authors finally make their point.My advice: use other books to study from, and use this book when you are already experienced and need a high-quality reference work.A note for scienctists: please mention section numbers when referring to this book in your own publications.