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Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields

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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

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.

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.

I consider the second edition one of the best introductory textbooks on electromagnetics. (Another favorite of mine is Nathan Ida's textbook.) It is a well-written introduction to the subject. Unfortunately, some of the newer introductory textbooks on electromagnetics have been condensed, since many electrical engineering programs only require one upper-level course in electromagnetics.

this is a great book. it is written clearly with abundance of examples and problem sets that will help you to understand this rather gruesome topic.

best thign about this book is its organization. it begins with a review of relevant topics in vector calculus then goes on to electrostatics, magnetics, electromagnetics, then various applications. topics are covered integrally so that you get a growing sense of a coherent whole as you get further into the book. its well suited for undergraduate text and for self-study alike.

This book is a great one in explaining hard things in easier way. Easy and simple to understand the essential ideas for the topics. Covers a lot of modern approaches.

Simply the best. Step by step approach helps me to understand electromagnetics.!

this is a great book. it is written clearly with abundance of examples and problem sets that will help you to understand this rather gruesome topic.

best thign about this book is its organization. it begins with a review of relevant topics in vector calculus then goes on to electrostatics, magnetics, electromagnetics, then various applications. topics are covered integrally so that you get a growing sense of a coherent whole as you get further into the book. its well suited for undergraduate text and for self-study alike.

"Introduction to Electromagnetics Fields" by Clayton R. Paul, Keith W. Whites and Syed A. Nasar definitively is the best textbook in terms of the mathematical development of electromagnetics introducing students to Electromagnetism and providing balanced coverage of both Static and Dynamic Fields including Transmission Lines, Waveguides and Antennas.

This book has been carefully written and is also well-organized. The chosen examples are designed to impart understanding of electromagnetic principles rather than calculation skills. It is excellent textbook for those who are new to the subject and It is also excellent for those who have already learned some electromagnetism.

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This textbook contains 431 homework problems, answers to all problems are located at the end of the text for student reference, and gives you completely worked-out examples in order to make the concepts understanable and to demonstrate practical applications of the techniques.

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Useful in preparing for homeworks and exams.

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