Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields [Hardcover]

Clayton R. Paul (Author), Keith W. Whites (Author), Syed A. Nasar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0070460833 | ISBN-13: 978-0070460836 | Edition: 3 Sub

This introductory text provides coverage of both static and dynamic fields. There are references to computer visualisation (Mathcad) and computation throughout the text, and there are Mathcad electronic books available free on the Internet to help students visualise electromagnetic fields. Important equations are highlighted in the text, and there are examples and problems throughout, with answers to the problems at the back of the book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 758 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 3 Sub edition (December 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070460833
• ISBN-13: 978-0070460836
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,074,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars many helpful examples, January 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields (Hardcover)

The mathematical approach is very solid. The authors really try to explain everything and often are successful in this. However the mathematics are difficult to grasp for undergraduate students that do not have a background in mathematics. There are many worked examples in the book. That always helps a lot!

I have a few objections:

- there are far too many boxed equations, so that students become confused. Unimportant equations, or equations that are just repeated to show that the are not valid anymore should be left out or printed nondescript instead of emphasized

- there are many errors in the book. Did nobody see that even the Maxwell equations in Ch. 5 are wrong ??

- in the problems, the use of units or the given solutions are often inconsistent

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review of: Introduction to EM Fields, August 14, 2001

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(Mrs.) Floyd Fleury (San Marcos, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields (Hardcover)

I was looking forward to using this book as a refresher course, but I am extremely disappointed in the way the book is put together. This surprises me as I have the book on Intro. to EMC and it is nothing but excellent. The problems I experienced with this book are 3 fold. 1) The authors consistently lose this reader in each and every example in grueling mathmatical calculations. I understand when studying EM the student must be adept at the mathmatical concepts, but other books seem more adept at not losing the reader in the middle of trying to teach a concept. 2) The end of the chapter problems suffer with the same problem. It seems to me you start with problems that teach the concept and then procede to more difficult ones to establish the theory firmly in the students understanding. But not this book the end of the chapter problems right away lead you into endless mathmatics and by the time you come up with the answer you are more aware of what you learned in previous math classes then the actual concept trying to be taught. 3) Finally, right off the bat some of the problems in the back of the book had the wrong answers. In any event I would suggest a first time EM student look more toward Hayt rather than this book. Once again I have been very pleased with this author in the past, but in my opinion this book fails to accomplish what it sets out to achieve.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand, good, & complete,, November 25, 2000

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"emtree2" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields (Hardcover)

For a biginner, this book is very good. The topic is well explained for the biginner to understand. If you read this, you can be an expert in undergraduate eletromagnetic fields. No other books are necessary. Just study it.