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 Maxwell's Equations (A Student Guide To:) April 28, 2009
Jerry E. Bayles (Medford, OR USA)
A very useful source for understanding Maxwell's equations; for students as well as a handy reference for the graduate. Highly recommended.
No divergence from full understanding! April 14, 2009
Jonwil (Norfolk UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought I understood Maxwell's Equations; now I realise that there were holes in my awareness. If you are not absolutely confident with these important equations after reading this book then maybe you should take up basketwork or knitting. There is nothing left to chance, probably the best textbook I have read.
Excellent step by step explanation of the phenomena.. March 12, 2009
Jose C. Amram (altamonte spgs, fl United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...behind every equation! A subject that interests me deeply but has always eluded real understanding. Self-study using this book and Prof. Saslow's Electricity, Magnetism and Light for a clear understanding of this extremely important and fascinating subject!
Excellent book for basic understanding of a most elegant idea March 10, 2009
patrick
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a well written book that will give the reader a physical sense of the interaction of the magnetic and electric fields. In addition, it will give a straight forward explanation of divergence, and curl. These equations are the basis of almost all the important discoveries in the twentieth century. The problems will test your essential knowledge of the subject without bogging one down in the "arithmetic". One of the best features is the web page which will provide the readers the answers to the problems in the form of hints as well as a complete solution. A very fast read and well worth the time to read.
Maxwell -- Explained Beautifully February 28, 2009
Bruce D. Schatzman (Seattle, WA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
For most engineering and science students, electromagnetism is a comparatively difficult subject. In first-year college physics courses, it can take a lot of pondering before some of the concepts of EM really "sink in." This is especially true of Maxwell's equations -- you can read them over and over and still feel like you're not quite connected with them.
As a physics hobbyist, I've been through many of the standard texts by Halliday-Resnick-Walker, Giancoli, Young and Freedman, and Tipler. They're all carefully written and generally very good, but their goal is to push freshmen through the material at a pace necessary to move on to bigger things. In most of us, this creates a good "sense" of physics but not the depth of understanding we really need to become engineers or scientists.
Fleisch's book, A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations, is designed to supplement material in standard physics texts. It does an astonishingly good job of re-presenting Maxwell's equations in a way that cuts through the haze of mystery traditionally surrounding this subject. Warning: light bulbs will appear over your head as you read it.
A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations is perfect for first-year physics students struggling to understand electromagnetism. It's especially good at explaining the vector calculus behind the equations and will likely improve your grade in your first lower-division EM class once you move past physics 101. The material is extremely patient with the reader. The subject matter is developed slowly and carefully, so if you're the type that just wants to cut to the chase, this is not a good book for you. I also don't recommend it as a stand-alone EM text. It's most effective as a supplement. Plenty of examples and exercises are included and designed to ensure you can solve problems as well as understand concepts. Bottom line: A much better understanding of electromagnetism for about the price of a large pizza. You can't go wrong.
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