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A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations

A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations

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  • Author：Daniel Fleisch
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Summary

Gauss's law for electric fields， Gauss's law for magnetic fields， Faraday's law， and the Ampere-Maxwell law are four of the most influential equations in science。 In this guide for students， each equation is the subject of an entire chapter， with detailed， plain-language explanations of the physical meaning of each symbol in the equation， for both the integral and differential forms。 The final chapter shows how Maxwell's equations may be combined to produce the wave equation， the basis for the electromagnetic theory of light。 This book is a wonderful resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in electromagnetism and electromagnetics。 A website hosted by the author at www。cambridge。org/9780521701471 contains interactive solutions to every problem in the text as well as audio podcasts to walk students through each chapter。

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Reviews

ESNR ，

Brilliant presentation with clear explination。 Maxwell's equations are explained in simple language and related terminalogy discussed in depth。 D。Fisher provided an on line support for each chapter in the form of podcast and online solutions for unsolved problems in the chapter。 The book is completely dedicated for Maxwell's equations which is suitable for all types of audience from graduates to undergraduate students。 The book start with Gauss's Law for electric fields and magnetic fields。The F Brilliant presentation with clear explination。 Maxwell's equations are explained in simple language and related terminalogy discussed in depth。 D。Fisher provided an on line support for each chapter in the form of podcast and online solutions for unsolved problems in the chapter。 The book is completely dedicated for Maxwell's equations which is suitable for all types of audience from graduates to undergraduate students。 The book start with Gauss's Law for electric fields and magnetic fields。The Faraday's Law and Ampere-Maxwell law。 The laws are discussed both in integral and differential forms with suitable applications。 The final chapter is development of wave equation from Maxwell's equation。 I strongly recomend the book for students who are willing to learn Electromagnetics where Maxwell's equations are starting point。 。。。more

Kent Sibilev ，

I quite enjoyed this short and concise introduction to the Maxwell equations presented in a layman’s terms。

Daniela Santos ，

This book is a simple， straight to the point way to review or learn Maxwell's equations。 I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone who has never taken a Calculus or some sort of Electromagnetism course in the sense that I was able to read it quite well because some concepts were already known to me。 Anyway， I will for sure keep it for future reference This book is a simple， straight to the point way to review or learn Maxwell's equations。 I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone who has never taken a Calculus or some sort of Electromagnetism course in the sense that I was able to read it quite well because some concepts were already known to me。 Anyway， I will for sure keep it for future reference 。。。more

Cliff ，

Not bad。 A little verbose， and pedestrian， especially after reading Schey， "Div， Grad & Curl，" first。 But， a good and complete explanation of the concepts with heuristic arguments given for the derivations of Maxwell's equations。 Not bad。 A little verbose， and pedestrian， especially after reading Schey， "Div， Grad & Curl，" first。 But， a good and complete explanation of the concepts with heuristic arguments given for the derivations of Maxwell's equations。 。。。more

Wu Taichi ，

對於馬克士方程式的講解非常簡單明瞭，一些重要的概念就算數學不熟悉也能夠清楚了解，不錯的一本書！

David ，

I like physics。 I love electricity & magnetism。 I revere Maxwell's Equations！ I don't recommend this as a starter book for Maxwell's equations。 Just read a typical high school physics textbook that does not shy away from Maxwell （AP text， w/ calculus）。 E&M culminates with Maxwell。Now that you've met Maxwell's Equations， learn their depth by this book， aimed at the student。 I like physics。 I love electricity & magnetism。 I revere Maxwell's Equations！ I don't recommend this as a starter book for Maxwell's equations。 Just read a typical high school physics textbook that does not shy away from Maxwell （AP text， w/ calculus）。 E&M culminates with Maxwell。Now that you've met Maxwell's Equations， learn their depth by this book， aimed at the student。 。。。more

Tariq Al Refaie ，

For nanoengineering point of view ， it's more than good enough 。。but in electrical engineering point of view 。。 not good enoughIn general 。。 it is a very good introduction to Maxwell's equations For nanoengineering point of view ， it's more than good enough 。。but in electrical engineering point of view 。。 not good enoughIn general 。。 it is a very good introduction to Maxwell's equations 。。。more

Amr Elseweifi ，

Exceptional pedagogy。

Inga ，

This book is a gem！ Daniel Fleisch does not only brilliantly explain Maxwell equations， but also delves into all the relevant physics around them。 So many headscratchers from my Electromagnetics lectures became so much clearer thanks to this wonderful guide！

Khosro ，

I am not afraid of Maxwell equations anymore :）Concepts are very well explained in a simple language in this book。 I wish I'd read it long time ago。 I am not afraid of Maxwell equations anymore :）Concepts are very well explained in a simple language in this book。 I wish I'd read it long time ago。 。。。more

Raul Dominguez ，

A clear and splendid explanation of maxwell laws。 However when author starts to explains ampere law， in my opinion lost some of the simplicity shown on previous equations。 But it is still a good guide to learn the basics of the electromagnetism。A magnificent introduction to maxwell equations， it is just a door to more complex and detailed books。

Robert Martin ，

Very clear and accessible discussion of Maxwell's equations。 Much easier than 'Div， Grad， Curl and All that'。 Very clear and accessible discussion of Maxwell's equations。 Much easier than 'Div， Grad， Curl and All that'。 。。。more

Abd Rsh ，

من الرائع جداً دراسة هذا المرجع لمن يريد ان يفهم بشكل أعمق ألية انتشار الامواج الكهرومغناطيسية في الكون。استغرقني دراسته 13 ساعة و 51 دقيقة، ولكني لا اجد هذا الزمن كثيراً على هذا الكتاب لما فيه من معلومات مذهلة وربط رائع للطبيعة الفيزيائية مع القوانين الرياضية بشكل لا يستحق سوى أعظم الشكر والتقدير لكاتبه Daniel Fleisch وللعظماء والعمالقة الذين اسسو هذا العلم من مايكل فارداي و جيمس كلارك ماكسويل والكثيرين。。。"light is an electromagnetic disturbance propagated through the field according to electrom من الرائع جداً دراسة هذا المرجع لمن يريد ان يفهم بشكل أعمق ألية انتشار الامواج الكهرومغناطيسية في الكون。استغرقني دراسته 13 ساعة و 51 دقيقة، ولكني لا اجد هذا الزمن كثيراً على هذا الكتاب لما فيه من معلومات مذهلة وربط رائع للطبيعة الفيزيائية مع القوانين الرياضية بشكل لا يستحق سوى أعظم الشكر والتقدير لكاتبه Daniel Fleisch وللعظماء والعمالقة الذين اسسو هذا العلم من مايكل فارداي و جيمس كلارك ماكسويل والكثيرين。。。"light is an electromagnetic disturbance propagated through the field according to electromagnetic laws" ~ James Clerk Maxwell ~ 1864 。。。more

Aalaa Mahmoud ，

Can't like it more。Brilliant。 Can't like it more。Brilliant。 。。。more

Mostafa Alkady ，

If you want to understand Maxwell's equations and you don't know a thing about Electromagnetism， well， there you go。 I read most of it in the daily bus to university and I really enjoyed it。Note: Some basic multivariable calculus stuff is needed。 If you want to understand Maxwell's equations and you don't know a thing about Electromagnetism， well， there you go。 I read most of it in the daily bus to university and I really enjoyed it。Note: Some basic multivariable calculus stuff is needed。 。。。more

Michael Fortner ，

Used in in Class

Robert ，

Excellent overview of electromagnetic theory。 Teaches the intuition behind the Maxwell equations in a fabulous way。

Ahmed Hesham ，

And there was light！Highly recommended for those who want to study Vector Calculus， it is rich in mathematical intuitions， it doesn`t give alot of physical intuition unfortunately。 And there was light！Highly recommended for those who want to study Vector Calculus， it is rich in mathematical intuitions， it doesn`t give alot of physical intuition unfortunately。 。。。more

Paul ，

because twist was too racy

Fred Kohn ，

Unlike most reviewers， I barely understand what derivatives and integrals are， let alone how to use them！ I have no formal training in physics whatsoever。 Yet I was able to extract a great deal from this marvelously clear explanation of these foundational laws。 True， I wasn't able to read it in a Saturday morning like one reviewer。 It was more like 5 pages at a time followed by putting it down to clear my aching head。 My only complaint is that I couldn't find the promised step by step explanatio Unlike most reviewers， I barely understand what derivatives and integrals are， let alone how to use them！ I have no formal training in physics whatsoever。 Yet I was able to extract a great deal from this marvelously clear explanation of these foundational laws。 True， I wasn't able to read it in a Saturday morning like one reviewer。 It was more like 5 pages at a time followed by putting it down to clear my aching head。 My only complaint is that I couldn't find the promised step by step explanations of the solutions to the problems on the book's website。 But since that complaint is about the website， my five star rating for the book stands。 。。。more

Rick ，

I should admit in front that I wanted to understand this for a long time but didn't have the math。 That's what is so great about what the author has done: he teaches you the math while teaching you the physical relationships。 I dreamed about these equations for months after reading it。 So worth the time。 I should admit in front that I wanted to understand this for a long time but didn't have the math。 That's what is so great about what the author has done: he teaches you the math while teaching you the physical relationships。 I dreamed about these equations for months after reading it。 So worth the time。 。。。more

Luis ，

Really nice for college students who are being introduced to Electromagnetism。

Steve Bedford ，

A decent review， but had I not had physics 2 previously， I would have been completely lost。 I had a really great professor for Physics 2， so I found myself wishing the author would have made similar points。 Overall， a good review and a good quick guide for when I don't want to go through my old lecture notes。 A decent review， but had I not had physics 2 previously， I would have been completely lost。 I had a really great professor for Physics 2， so I found myself wishing the author would have made similar points。 Overall， a good review and a good quick guide for when I don't want to go through my old lecture notes。 。。。more

Stephen ，

A pure joy to read。 Recommend it heartily。 This book is a very easy to read for folks w/a physics background and am definitely convinced that Msr。 Fleisch is one uber pedagogical dude！ Good job， Dan！

Joost ，

Didn't finish it yet， need to revisit it at a later point in time。 Didn't finish it yet， need to revisit it at a later point in time。 。。。more

Margaret ，

This text was an excellent supplement to my undergraduate electricity and magnetism course， and was very helpful in my studying for the physics GRE。 Detailed explanations of each term and operator in Maxwell's equations are useful in understanding the physical situation the equation describes， not just how to plug in variables。 I wanted my entire intro undergrad E&M book to be this clear！ This text was an excellent supplement to my undergraduate electricity and magnetism course， and was very helpful in my studying for the physics GRE。 Detailed explanations of each term and operator in Maxwell's equations are useful in understanding the physical situation the equation describes， not just how to plug in variables。 I wanted my entire intro undergrad E&M book to be this clear！ 。。。more

Rich Bergmann ，

Short， sweet， and a must read for undergraduate physics students。 I suspect this is a fine reference for graduate students as well。 It is always with me。

Lynn ，

dry

Kamran ，

It has explained the maxwell's equations amazingly and simply。 He has don really good job and I recommend it strongly for undergraduate and graduate students（I'm a graduate student）。 It's concise but gives you the notion to solve broad range of problem。 also it's only 130 pages。 Surprisingly， it has been republished five times only in one year！ It has explained the maxwell's equations amazingly and simply。 He has don really good job and I recommend it strongly for undergraduate and graduate students（I'm a graduate student）。 It's concise but gives you the notion to solve broad range of problem。 also it's only 130 pages。 Surprisingly， it has been republished five times only in one year！ 。。。more

Nick Black ，

Amazon 2008-10-24。 I've heard this does for EMag what Div， Grad， Curl and All That did for vector and manifold calculus， in which case it mustn't be passed up。 I'd like to think I can pimp EMag well enough whenever it comes up， but I've never entered into full grokkage thereof in the way I have thermo and quantum （due to unrigorous early introductions， I think）。 That'd be nice to change。Eh， I read this Saturday morning while listening to the GT game on the radio。。。it's good coverage， but nothin Amazon 2008-10-24。 I've heard this does for EMag what Div， Grad， Curl and All That did for vector and manifold calculus， in which case it mustn't be passed up。 I'd like to think I can pimp EMag well enough whenever it comes up， but I've never entered into full grokkage thereof in the way I have thermo and quantum （due to unrigorous early introductions， I think）。 That'd be nice to change。Eh， I read this Saturday morning while listening to the GT game on the radio。。。it's good coverage， but nothing one wouldn't realize oneself after pairing a thorough grounding in the surface calculus with a rigorous EMag course。 The best aspect， by far， is the advanced nature of the problem sets and their detailed， clear solutions; Fleisch understands and conveys especially the importance of complex surfaces in the context of Gauss's laws for electric and magnetic flux （something I first realized when working the MIT OpenCourseware problem sets while taking EMag at GT）。 。。。more

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