Synopses & Reviews
This is a concise but clear undergraduate textbook on the physics of electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic fields and waves.
Table of Contents
Mathematical prologue; 1. Charges and currents; 2. Electrostatics; 3. Electric dipoles; 4. Static magnetic fields; 5. Time dependent fields; 6. Faradayâs law and Maxwellâs equations; 7. Electromagnetic waves in a vacuum; 8. The electrostatics of conductors; 9. Steady currents in conductors; 10. Magnetostatics; 11. Insulators; 12. Magnetic properties of materials; 13. Time dependent fields in insulators; 14. Time dependent fields in metals and plasmas; 15. Superconductivity; 16. Surface electricity; 17. Radiation; 18. Applications of radiation theory; 19. Transmission lines, wave guides, and optical fibres; 20. The electromagnetic field and special relativity; Appendices; Index.