Introduction to Electrodynamics

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Cambridge University Press, Jun 29, 2017 - Science
This well-known undergraduate electrodynamics textbook is now available in a more affordable printing from Cambridge University Press. The Fourth Edition provides a rigorous, yet clear and accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory and offers a sound platform for explorations of related applications (AC circuits, antennas, transmission lines, plasmas, optics and more). Written keeping in mind the conceptual hurdles typically faced by undergraduate students, this textbook illustrates the theoretical steps with well-chosen examples and careful illustrations. It balances text and equations, allowing the physics to shine through without compromising the rigour of the math, and includes numerous problems, varying from straightforward to elaborate, so that students can be assigned some problems to build their confidence and others to stretch their minds. A Solutions Manual is available to instructors teaching from the book; access can be requested from the resources section at www.cambridge.org/electrodynamics.
 

Contents

1 Vector Analysis
1
2 Electrostatics
59
3 Potentials
113
4 Electric Fields in Matter
167
5 Magnetostatics
210
6 Magnetic Fields in Matter
266
7 Electrodynamics
296
8 Conservation Laws
356
10 Potentials and Fields
436
11 Radiation
466
12 Electrodynamics and Relativity
502
A Vector Calculus in Curvilinear Coordinates
575
B The Helmholtz Theorem
582
C Units
585
Index
589
Endpaper
601

9 Electromagnetic Waves
382

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About the author (2017)

David J. Griffiths is Emeritus Professor of Physics from Reed College, Oregon, where he taught physics for over thirty years. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he studied elementary particle theory.

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