This is one of several study guides on contemporary problems produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with support of the National Science Foundation. The primary purpose of this guide is to provide a student with sufficient practical and technical information to begin independently practicing holography, with occasional help from a teacher. Included are the following chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Holographic Characteristics; (3) Geometric Models; (4) The Fourier Description; (5) Material Requirements; (6) Preliminary Experiments; (7) One-beam Holograms; (8) General Multiple Beam Hologram Formation; (9) Basic Projects; and (10) Bibliography. The Appendices include sections on: (1) Chemical Processing Procedures; (2) Photographic Materials for Holography; and (3) The Integration of Motion Pictures into Holograms. Drawings and figures are used to help illustrate the guide. (RH)