Introductory Electromagnetics [Hardcover]

Zoya Popovic (Author), Branko D. Popovic (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0201326787 | ISBN-13: 978-0201326789 | Publication Date: October 15, 1999

It relates basic physical principles to engineering practice with a number of application examples. It is mathematically simple, but exact. FEATURES/BENEFITS *Contains application chapters *Includes a "Questions" feature *Derives mathematical tools from physical concepts when needed *Presents transmission lines in the middle of the text once students have understood distributed circuit elements *Offers a "Practice Problems and Labs" supplement

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It relates basic physical principles to engineering practice with a number of application examples. It is mathematically simple, but exact.

FEATURES/BENEFITS

• Contains application chapters
• Includes a "Questions" feature
• Derives mathematical tools from physical concepts when needed
• Presents transmission lines in the middle of the text once students have understood distributed circuit elements
• Offers a "Practice Problems and Labs" supplement

About the Author

Zoya Popovic received her B.Sc. from the University of Belgrade in 1985, and Ph.D. from Caltech in 1990. She has since been at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is a coauthor of Quasi-optical and Active Arrays for Spatial Power Combining (Wiley, 1997), and holds several patents. She received the Eta Kappa Nu professor of the year award from her students. She won the IEEE MTT Microwave Prize, the NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow Award, the URSI Young Scientist Award, the International URSI Issak Koga Gold Medal, and the University of Colorado Margaret Willard Award. She took her first EM course from her father, Branko D. Popovic, who received his degrees at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, where he has been a professor for the past four decades. He was a visiting professor at Virginia Tech (VPI), McGill University, and the University of Colorado, and delivered shortcourses around the world, including Chengdu University in China and the Telebras Institute in Brasil. He is the author of 3 monographs and 6 textbooks in English and Serbian, and was the recipient of the IEE James Clerk Maxwell Award, the IERE Heinrich Hertz Premium, and the Serbian Nikola Tesla Award, as well as numerous teaching excellence awards from his students. He is a Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a Fellow of the IEE. Together, the two authors of Introductory Electromagnetics have had over 50 years experience in teaching electromagnetic fields.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 556 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201326787
• ISBN-13: 978-0201326789
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #956,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, December 12, 2001

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B. C. Chan "Electrical Engineer" (Australia and Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introductory Electromagnetics (Hardcover)

Electromagnetism is a hard subject for many people, including myself. The best approach is to get a few good books on the subject rather than rely on one book. After doing a survey, I finally bought the following books suitable for my level: (i) Introductory Electromagnetics by Popovic and Popovic; (ii) Field and Wave Electromagnetics by Cheng; (iii) Electromagnetics with Applications by Kraus; (iv) Schaums Outline of Electromagnetics by Edminister. I give five stars to all these books. (There is another book which I will not review or identify, because it turned out to be unsatisfactory.)

I am reviewing these four books in one go because they are interrelated. Each of these book is strong in its own unique area.

Introductory Electromagnetics by Popovic and Popovic is the best of these book for gaining an intuitive understanding of the difficult subject of electromagnetism. Its clarity and elegance reminds me of Feynman's Lectures in Physics. Every chapter is a work of inspiration. The carefully chosen examples are designed to impart understanding of electromagnetic principles rather than calculation skills. The book is excellent for those who are new to the subject. It is also excellent for those who have already learned some electromagnetics, but who feel that their understanding is still shaky.

Field and Wave Electromagnetics by Cheng is the best of these books in terms of the mathematical development of electromagnetics. Although this approach may seem difficult at first glance, ironically the mathematical rigour makes the subject much easier to grasp. That is because mathematical precision goes a long way towards illuminating subtle principles of electromagnetism. As a result, this book, more so than any other book, has given me the confidence to handle the difficult subject of electromagnetism.

Electromagnetics With Application by Kraus is the least systematic of these books, with some of the discussions being disjoint and abrupt. It is, however, valuable for its interesting and practical examples. It is a must-have book for anyone who is serious about electromagnetism.

Schaums Outline of Electromagnetics, by Edminister, is an outstanding collection of problems and solutions, as well as summaries. It mirrors the excellence of Edminister's other Schaums Outline, namely, Electric Circuits.

In summary, these four books have different strengths, respectively the following: (i) intuitive development; (ii) systematic development; (iii) practical application; and (iv) problem solving. These books form an awesome quartet, covering all the bases, and will provide you with a good foundation for advanced studies. A useful supplement for these books is Schaums Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good summary, December 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Introductory Electromagnetics (Hardcover)

I am actively engaged in research in electromagnetics and
i have to admit this the first book i have seen managing
to simplify diffcult electromagnetic concepts.
It is a book maybe not for the beginner but for
somebody that wants to understand concepts as Maxwell equations
and resonators.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible "Introductory" text, June 29, 2000

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A student (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introductory Electromagnetics (Hardcover)

Though this text has a wealth of information, it is irresponsible to title it an "Introductory" text. Here at the University of Colorado, this is the text used for our first class on the subject, EM Fields and Waves. The title of this work certainly suggests that the material covered in the text is of an introductory nature, which is far from the truth. If you do decide to buy or use this text get use to two frustrating phrases. (1) "This example is left as an exercize," and (2) "It is not difficult to show..." I am sure to the author who has years of experience, the problems are trivial, but it is very difficult to learn anything by stating the solution through hand-waving rather than actual work. As an example, imagine you were to try to bake a cake and the recipe was written in the following manner: "With flour, sugar, and a few other ingredients that I haven't mentioned, it is not difficult to bake a cake." I have a feeling your cake would not turn out too good. Well, that is what I feel about my knowledge of the EM subject because of this text.

Even my fellow reviewer who gave this text a five star rating said this text is not for those who are not into magnetics 100%. Perhaps then it should not be an "introductory" text.

In short, this text may be a good reference for those who have been working on the material for years, but need a theoretical refresher course. However, if you are a student trying to learn the material and buying an introductory text, or a professor who is teaching a first or second year course stay away from this text at all cost.