The Electromagnetic Field (Dover Books on Physics) [Paperback]

Albert Shadowitz (Author), Physics (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Books on Physics | Publication Date: July 21, 2010

Directed to advanced undergraduates in physics or electrical engineering, this comprehensive text covers electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic theory, and related topics, including relativity. Each section includes worked examples and 15 to 25 problems, with solutions for odd-number problems only. 1975 edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (July 21, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486656608
• ISBN-13: 978-0486656601
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Electromagnetism

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding example of good pedagogy, January 10, 2002

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Assaf Tal (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Electromagnetic Field (Dover Books on Physics) (Paperback)

Most EM texts out there are overpriced and underwritten. They use color drawings and shiny, glossy pages to make up for lack of content. Shadowitz's book is the exact opposite: it's a dover edition, which means it's cheap and doesn't look as good. But this is one of those cases in which you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Shadowitz is everything a serious student would like: it covers 1st/2nd year electromagnetism with great detail. It covers many topics, from basic electrostatics and vector analysis, to radiation theory and special relativity. The explanations are always kept clear. A physical context is always provided. Many solved examples are scattered throughout the text. The problems are instructive and odd-numbered ones have solutions at the end of the book. I simply cannot feel sorry that not all books are as good as this one. Although with most Dover books you get what you pay for (which isn't much), this book is an exception. Even if you're studying advanced EM and are using, say, Jackson's text, Shadowitz's text makes a great companion.
I have a few minor quibbles with the book, mainly its use of SI units, but Shadowitz provides appendices which explain how to convert between the various systems.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great exposition of material and overabundant detail., May 11, 1998

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This review is from: The Electromagnetic Field (Dover Books on Physics) (Paperback)

Book goes beyond classical text(state theory, give minimal amount of related examples, move on, etc..) Author is an educator(not just an instructor) and the strengths of the book are in the extent to which he attempts(and succeeds) to illuminate the subject so that every facet of it is clearly revealed. Well Done!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Manual at Minimum, February 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Electromagnetic Field (Dover Books on Physics) (Paperback)

I am a graduate student in Physics and have found this to be a wonderful reference manual to the "Jackson" graduate text. Shadowitz offers great explanations for sometimes complicated mathematical terms. Additionally, he gives valuable, indepth examples for tensors and makes no illogical or complicated jumps in his derivations of other mathematical formulae.