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Theory and Computation of Electromagnetic Fields

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After studying and working on this book for few months, I have to say this is a very good book. The first section (theoretical part) is of the same level as Balanis' Advanced electromagnetic theory. The second section is introductory computational electromagnetics (of the same level as books by Sadiku, R. Garg etc). This is not a book, which you can "read through". I mean it is not a cook book for signal integrity or computer engineers (that is not the purpose of the book). You need solid background and some maturity in vector calculus and undergraduate electromagnetics. And most importantly the patience and perseverance to work through the derivations yourself in your notebook. This book is a stepping stone to more specialized books such as Taflove's FDTD book or Jin's FEM book. Nice color pictures of simulation outputs are included. I hope in the next edition of this book, the author include more detail on novel methods like Discontinuous Galerkin, Multiscale methods, Uncertainty analysis etc.

This is a well-written book that should be useful to both graduate students in physics, mathematics, and electrical engineering, and experienced practitioners in those fields. The first section of the book is logically organized from chapter to chapter, while the chapters of the second section are sufficiently independent to suit the needs of various computational researchers; of course, a thorough background and working facility with vector analysis and partial differential equations is necessary; this is not a book to read while strolling in central park or listening to iPod music; you will need pencil and paper, and a PC with V12 horse-power to navigate the pages of the second section of this book!

LOVE this book!!! A perfect textbook for students in studying electromagnetics, and an indispensable reference for anyone interested in electromagnetic theory and computational methods. It is great to have both electromagnetic theory and computational techniques in one book because they are very important and so closely connected. Part I thoroughly covers every aspect of important electromagnetic theories; Part II is about computational techniques for electromagnetic field, and covers all the major computational methods in electromagnetics. This book has both introductory contents and in-depth materials and discussions, and therefore suitable for both entry-level and experienced readers. Its contents are arranged very well and guide you step-by-step to understand the big picture and technical detail. Those who wants to know/practice more can refer to the nicely-compiled reference list and problems at the end of each chapter.

I am using this book for a master's course this fall, and I must say that while the book is quite adequate and does a good job of presenting the necessary equations and theorems compared to many other books of similar context (i.e. Balanis' book), it is similarly deficient of worked examples. For many students taking the course, whether they are like me and had a break between undergraduate and graduate studies, or students who do not have a strong background in EM theory (i.e. digital engineers, computer engineers, systems engineers, etc), text book examples are crucial to aiding as a study assist and furthering the understanding of course material.

Otherwise, it is a very complete and technically competent book. No doubt it will be useful as a reference guide later in my career as have been all of my EM books, but the sheer lack of academic assistance the book provides in solving the theoretical questions it poses forces the student to rely too heavily on peers, the professor's guidance, and any solution manuals out there - unlike the other books of it's ilk however, solution manuals are neigh non-existent on the internet however, so you are more or less on your own for this material.