Brief
Course Description

Color
Vision

The
color we perceive when we view an object is influenced by several factors.
These include the characteristics of the light source under which it
is viewed, the way the object absorbs, transmits, or reflects the light
waves striking it, the physical condition of the viewer’s eyes, and
the psychology of the observer. Color is not a property that is a physical
part of the things we see, it is simply the effect of light waves as
they bounce off or pass through the object being viewed. If it were
not for light, the objects around us would have no color.

This
course begins with a brief description of light and how light behaves
to produce color, and is followed by a discussion of the psychological,
physiological, environmental, and circumstantial factors which influence
color perception. It then goes on to cover some of the theories of color
vision, and concludes with a survey of the color vision abnormalities.

Upon
completion of this course the student should be able to: