Classical Electromagnetism [Paperback]

Jerrold Franklin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0805387331 | ISBN-13: 978-0805387339

Classical Electromagnetism is built for readers who want to learn about the theory of electricity and magnetism. The text starts in historical order, moving through Coulomb's law and the magnetic law of Biot-Savart to Maxwell's unification of physics. Author Jerrold Franklin carefully develops each stage of the theory without oversimplifying. Throughout, he demonstrates how key principles can be defined on a more fundamental basis to enhance reader understanding. The mathematics and physics are unified so that readers learn the material in the context of real physics applications. Foundations of Electrostatics, Further Development of Electrostatics, Methods of Solution in Electrostatics, Spherical and Cylindrical Coordinates, Green's Functions, Electrostatics in Matter, Magnetostatics, Magnetization and Ferromagnetism, Time Varying Fields, Maxwell's Equations, Electromagnetic Plane Waves, Wave Guides and Cavities, Electromagnetic Radiation and Scattering, Special Relativity, The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies For all readers interested in learning about the theory of electricity and magnetism.

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley (March 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805387331
• ISBN-13: 978-0805387339
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes Jackson seem like Casey Stengel, January 31, 2006

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T. Weinbeck (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical Electromagnetism (Paperback)

I'm a physics grad student who has been struggling with J.D. Jackson's book for a semester now. In my endless search for anything and everything to help explain Jackson's 'explanations,' I came across this fantastic book at the library. Very new, published February 2005, and quite up to date. His explanations are exceedingly clear, derivations easy to follow (though not watered down any), and mathematics precise. He covers all the standard topics- Green's functions, Legendre and Bessel equations, gauge transformations, waveguides, ... all the stuff at the heart of any grad-level E&M course. He even does so at the level of Jackson. But somehow he manages to avoid the 13 pages of math for each concept that Jackson introduces.

I'd strongly recommend this book to any fellow student, whether seeing the material for the first time or studying for quals. You should note, however, that Franklin chooses to use cgs throughout (something which I appreciate- I share his view that SI bogs down the equations and theories in E&M). For what it's worth...

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars classical electromagnetism, October 19, 2005

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Mark S. Ingram - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classical Electromagnetism (Paperback)

Initially, Franklin introduces each topic in the most general way, and proceeds to explain the "special cases," so as not to overwhelm the learner immediately.
His approach is quite straightforward, which helps one to gain an understanding of the underlying principles without being drowned by unnecessary information.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, October 30, 2011

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This review is from: Classical Electromagnetism (Paperback)

It's a great book. I totally recommend it to whoever wants to know more about the Physics of Electromagnetism. It explain everything beautifully by using the main concepts.