Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications [Hardcover]

Stuart M. Wentworth (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471263559 | ISBN-13: 978-0471263555 | Publication Date: July 16, 2004

With the rapid growth of wireless technologies, more and more people are trying to gain a better understanding of electromagnetics. After all, electromagnetic fields have a direct impact on reception in all wireless applications. This text explores electromagnetics, presenting practical applications for wireless systems, transmission lines, waveguides, antennas, electromagnetic interference, and microwave engineering. It is designed for use in a one- or two-semester electromagnetics sequence for electrical engineering students at the junior and senior level.

The first book on the subject to tackle the impact of electromagnetics on wireless applications:

• Includes numerous worked-out example problems that provide you with hands-on experience in solving electromagnetic problems.
• Describes a number of practical applications that show how electromagnetic theory is put into practice.
• Offers a concise summary at the end of each chapter that reinforces the key points.
• Detailed MATLAB examples are integrated throughout the book to enhance the material.

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From the Back Cover

Explore the electromagnetic principles at work in today’s wireless systems

Without electromagnetics, the explosive growth of today’s cutting-edge wireless systems would simply not be possible. In fact, the circuits, antennas, and signal transmission in wireless systems all depend on electromagnetic principles. That’s why engineers with a background in electromagnetics are in high demand.

Stuart Wentworth’s Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications will help you develop a solid foundation in this exciting field. The text eases you into electromagnetics and vector algebra, beginning with electrostatic fields. Once you’ve mastered these fundamentals, you’ll move on to such topics as magnetostatic fields, Maxwell’s equations, and plane wave propagation. Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to explore such fascinating applications as transmission lines, antennas, waveguide, electromagnetic interference, and microwave engineering.

Key Features

• Numerous worked-out example problems give you hands-on experience solving electromagnetic problems.
• Drill problems reinforce your understanding of the material.
• End-of-chapter problems are arranged by chapter section, and many of the odd-numbered problems include answers in the appendix.
• Detailed MATLAB examples and MATLAB end-of-chapter problems allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter.
• Practical applications show how electromagnetic theory is put into practice.
• Concise end-of-chapter summaries capture the key points.

Be a part of the solution with EMAG Solutions!

This text includes access to EMAG Solutions by JustAsk! EMAG Solutions walks you step-by-step through marked problems in your text. In addition, interactive simulations help you visualize electromagnetic theory in a way that is not possible on the printed page. Go to www.wiley.com/college/wentworth for more information.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471263559
• ISBN-13: 978-0471263555
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,030,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good intro book, June 6, 2005

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Bashar Alasadi "balasadi" (ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications (Hardcover)

Its really good book, it touches the most important issues about electromagnetic with out getting into much details. The other useful feature of this book is that there are some dedicated chapters about transmission lines, wave guides, antennas and brief microwave engineering. Great book, I havent found any that explains this hard subject in a very down to earth langauge that makes it easy to understand...
This books also, combine between the electromagentics theory and its applications, which u surely wont find in any other books(bonus).
I recommend this book for those who are new to the field or just started taking some microwave engineering courses. This book is an official textbook for "RF lines and antennas" course at my university

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Success in Electromagnetics, October 23, 2009

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Prof. Antonio Lobo (Maia, Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications (Hardcover)

I strongly recommend this book to all electromagnetic students and lecturers. The two main reasons are: 1) is a well written book and, 2) the note added by the author to the students on the "success in learning electromagnetics" (Preface, page X) points out correctly the "way or path" to achieve the goal on this subject.