Introduction to Electrodynamics
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- Author：David J. Griffiths
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Summary
This well-known undergraduate electrodynamics textbook is now available in a more affordable printing from Cambridge University Press。 The Fourth Edition provides a rigorous， yet clear and accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory and offers a sound platform for explorations of related applications （AC circuits， antennas， transmission lines， plasmas， optics and more）。 Written keeping in mind the conceptual hurdles typically faced by undergraduate students， this textbook illustrates the theoretical steps with well-chosen examples and careful illustrations。 It balances text and equations， allowing the physics to shine through without compromising the rigour of the math， and includes numerous problems， varying from straightforward to elaborate， so that students can be assigned some problems to build their confidence and others to stretch their minds。 A Solutions Manual is available to instructors teaching from the book; access can be requested from the resources section at www。cambridge。org/electrodynamics。
Reviews
MARCO
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Surely one of the best about the topic。 Easier than Jackson， but for this not less complete。 Appreciated the appendices that provide the mathematical basis for understanding the physics within it。 Some doubts on boundary conditions paragraphs （litterally 4/5 pages in the whole book）。
Pranav Agumbe
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Meh， I prefer Sadiku's element of electromagnetismm over this book Meh， I prefer Sadiku's element of electromagnetismm over this book 。。。more
Wickernester Smallson
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Good book， learned about electricity。
Hassan Zayour
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In almost any scientific field， asking a series of well-constructed questions diverging towards the fundamentals of that domain would commonly lead to a state of perplexity。 At one point， even the simplest of questions turn out to be unanswerable。 Children usually ask questions of the kind， and that is why some of the most frightening and illuminating conversations are those we have with them， for they are beings who still possess a natural curiosity and sense of inquiry。 In the field of RF engi In almost any scientific field， asking a series of well-constructed questions diverging towards the fundamentals of that domain would commonly lead to a state of perplexity。 At one point， even the simplest of questions turn out to be unanswerable。 Children usually ask questions of the kind， and that is why some of the most frightening and illuminating conversations are those we have with them， for they are beings who still possess a natural curiosity and sense of inquiry。 In the field of RF engineering， I found it to be rather complex to answer questions regarding the fundamentals。 If one were to rightfully consider the development of Maxwell's equations to be the pivot upon which this field stands， then asking a series of 'why' questions escalates intensively。 'Why do charges behave as such？'， 'Why do EM waves travel like this？'， and so on。。。 （as a side note， it is interesting to observe that at one point， sequences of questions in all sciences converge back to the same inquiry） In the practical field of RF engineering， the student would be more focused on the applications of such topics， and the theory would be essential only in the beginning。 However， expanding one's theoretical knowledge and adequately enhancing the fundamentals is of great practical benefit; with that， one could envision and not only practice。 I ventured on reading this book to answer some of the 'why' questions I had in mind; although some of them were answered， I believe that the more primitive ones are yet to be discovered。 Nonetheless， I consider this to have been an excellent and illuminating read， and it should be the student's first encounter with the world of electromagnetics -which is the domain that defined a significant portion of our past and which highlights the advancement of our future-。It took me 6 months to thoroughly read it， take notes， and solve some problems; so the 12 chapters of the book should be coverable over two semesters。 I particularly enjoyed the last chapter that discussed electrodynamics from a relativistic perspective， which is something that never crossed my mind before。 In that realm， the holistic nature of electromagnetics evinces itself in the most beautiful of manners， and I am once more bewildered by the beauty of this domain。 Within it lies the perfect balance of nature。 。。。more
Bassel Eldeeb
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perfect starter
Noah
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There were ups and downs， but hey it’s a book about vectors。。。 where else are they pointing？ I laughed， I cried— just kidding， it was outstanding！ Likely the best physics textbook I’ve read in my major， Griffiths was able to unfold the complexity of Div， Grad， Curl （and all that） to encompass and unite the deepest concepts of electrodynamics in succinct sections and clearly understood diagrams。 The calculus and derivations were beautiful， culminating in an introduction to optics， and briefly， re There were ups and downs， but hey it’s a book about vectors。。。 where else are they pointing？ I laughed， I cried— just kidding， it was outstanding！ Likely the best physics textbook I’ve read in my major， Griffiths was able to unfold the complexity of Div， Grad， Curl （and all that） to encompass and unite the deepest concepts of electrodynamics in succinct sections and clearly understood diagrams。 The calculus and derivations were beautiful， culminating in an introduction to optics， and briefly， relativity。 Examples and practice problems include additional derivations but add to the overall understanding of vector calculus and do not detract from forming the intuition necessary for this course。 。。。more
Habeeb Alnaqi | حبيب النقي
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Best physics textbook I have ever studied from。
Gamboa
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Oof
Jack
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Had to read this cover to cover this year so I'm counting it on my 2020 read list。 Also it's an actual well written easy to understand physics textbook with is notable in of itself。 Had to read this cover to cover this year so I'm counting it on my 2020 read list。 Also it's an actual well written easy to understand physics textbook with is notable in of itself。 。。。more
Rafael M。
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The print quality is poor， you can easily wipe out the ink from the page。 But i don't like any of the author's books， the way he writes seems as if he is screaming the words。。。 The print quality is poor， you can easily wipe out the ink from the page。 But i don't like any of the author's books， the way he writes seems as if he is screaming the words。。。 。。。more
Aprylinne
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Essential reading。
Tyler DeFrancesco
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A classic， sure。 The text is basically unimpeachable， but it falls short of providing a comprehensive education on its own， or even with a professor's own supplemental material。 This shouldn't be too surprising - or even chalked up as a fault on Griffiths' part - considering the breadth of the content being discussed。 But， many students like me will require at least another textbook and a competent professor to get much out of this one， once we move into more analytical territories like solution A classic， sure。 The text is basically unimpeachable， but it falls short of providing a comprehensive education on its own， or even with a professor's own supplemental material。 This shouldn't be too surprising - or even chalked up as a fault on Griffiths' part - considering the breadth of the content being discussed。 But， many students like me will require at least another textbook and a competent professor to get much out of this one， once we move into more analytical territories like solutions to Maxwell's and Laplace's Equations。 。。。more
Richard Van Dijk
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Pain。
Spyros Thomopoulos
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Every physics student has read or at least heard of this Griffiths's masterpiece。 Undoubtedly the most topics are explained in a simple way including many examples to understand the theory deeply。 However there are many concepts such us the theory of electrism in matter that is conceptually better explained in other books （e。g。 "Electricity and Magnetism" by Purcell）。 Surely is a great book for an introduction to electrodynamics for a junior or a sophomore。 Every physics student has read or at least heard of this Griffiths's masterpiece。 Undoubtedly the most topics are explained in a simple way including many examples to understand the theory deeply。 However there are many concepts such us the theory of electrism in matter that is conceptually better explained in other books （e。g。 "Electricity and Magnetism" by Purcell）。 Surely is a great book for an introduction to electrodynamics for a junior or a sophomore。 。。。more
Superconformal Hassaan
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This book has a special place in the hearts of physics students。 The main reason this book has this kind of popularity is that it tries to make a demanding and difficult subject like electrodynamics easy and accessible。 The two main ways in which this aim is attained by this book are1） The clear and engaging communication of the author （DJ Griffiths is very well known for his engaging style of communication）。 He asks questions that might pop up in the minds of students after reading a certain pa This book has a special place in the hearts of physics students。 The main reason this book has this kind of popularity is that it tries to make a demanding and difficult subject like electrodynamics easy and accessible。 The two main ways in which this aim is attained by this book are1） The clear and engaging communication of the author （DJ Griffiths is very well known for his engaging style of communication）。 He asks questions that might pop up in the minds of students after reading a certain paragraph and answers them immediately so that the potential confusion can be eradicated。2） The use of many in-chapter exercises and the end of the chapter exercises make it easy to track your progress。 If you want to set your concepts straight， then I will highly recommend reading this whole book。 This whole book is very readable。 It has 12 chapters。 In the first 7 chapters， the author develops Maxwell equations。 In the second part， he discusses the energy and momentum of electrical fields （in chapter 8）， he discusses the features of electromagnetic waves and derives some important results about them （in chapter 9）， he discusses the difficult topic of time-dependent electrical and magnetic fields and their corresponding potentials （in chapter 10）， he discusses the tackling of radiation calculations （in chapter 11） and then， he discusses special relativity and the transformation of electrical and magnetic fields in Lorentz transformation （in chapter 12）。 Chapters 9， 10， and 11 are arguably the most difficult chapters of the book as they deal with difficult topics。 After reading this book， you can go on to more advanced books （e。g。 Jackson text and Zangwill's text） to treat special topics that are not covered in this book （e。g。 the treatment of beamlike waves and the messy calculations of eddy currents are not covered）。 However， he does cover a number of topics in exercises so do have a look at exercises before you try to find another book to look for a topic。 I hope this was helpful。 Happy reading。 。。。more
Arifa
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As with English literature， physics literature has works of classics （pun unintended） and I strongly believe this belongs in that category。 This is an excellent introduction to classical electromagnetism and the first physics textbook that I enjoyed reading。 I learnt more from this book than the textbooks we used in year one。 Although I have only read the first seven chapters so far， I hope to come back to other chapters later on。
Phillip Levin
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Good textbook on electrodynamics。 Griffith's is sometimes hand-wavy， but usually provides enough reasoning and examples that the ideas will make sense to the reader。 Good textbook on electrodynamics。 Griffith's is sometimes hand-wavy， but usually provides enough reasoning and examples that the ideas will make sense to the reader。 。。。more
Angelina
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Haha I haven't read it yet but my physics prof and Andrew Dotson both recommend it so here we go Haha I haven't read it yet but my physics prof and Andrew Dotson both recommend it so here we go 。。。more
Sagar Setru
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The chapter on relativistic electrodynamics is particularly delightful
Zia
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Best physics textbook ever。 It’s one I will keep all through my life。 Wouldn’t have survived E&M classes without it 😅
اجواء هادئة
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Red
Adam
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Physicists seem to uniformly love this book。 I can't see why。 It's serviceable， and maybe all other electrodynamics books are worse。 I know I enjoyed Purcell less。 But I still didn't find the prose in any way impressive， inspiring， or illuminating。 It was fairly clear and straightforward， which I appreciate， but it had gaps and lack of motivation， could have included more exercises， could have included more context and the logic of science。 I tend to suspect it's exactly what people want， when a Physicists seem to uniformly love this book。 I can't see why。 It's serviceable， and maybe all other electrodynamics books are worse。 I know I enjoyed Purcell less。 But I still didn't find the prose in any way impressive， inspiring， or illuminating。 It was fairly clear and straightforward， which I appreciate， but it had gaps and lack of motivation， could have included more exercises， could have included more context and the logic of science。 I tend to suspect it's exactly what people want， when all they want is barely enough information to be able to complete required homeworks and take a test on the material--it's not quite what I want， as someone more deeply interested in reasoning and methodical study。 The book uses some mathematics， like gradients of functions in spherical coordinates and tensors， which are not usually covered in a Calculus or Linear Algebra course。 He gives the formulae relevant to these， with a little explanation。 You can use this cookbook style if you're not interested in the logic or proofs， which most physicists seem not to be interested in。 Personally， as someone who is more interested in Math， I find this a bit frustrating but I managed to find other resources that discussed these topics （"Tensors" by Das and selected readings from Strauss's "Partial Differential Equations"）。It contains relatively little material on circuits， although it does discuss capacitors， conductors， resistors， and so on。 It's not a significant shortcoming since omitting those topics may help the book to streamline its presentation。 After all you can always grab another text on circuits if that interests you。 Of course， to read this one should have already had a course on intro physics， especially understanding concepts of energy， work。 And one should have taken a course in vector calculus。 。。。more
Aroub
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Griffiths made a great job writting this book， with his informal way of explaining things everything is simpler without loosing much rigor or oversimplifying things。 There are plenty of examples provided， and many analogies with familiar problems or situations to make the subject easier to grasp。
Silas
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A helpful text in the miasma of information that is E&M。
Evan
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Still completely essential reading。 I read the third edition over a decade ago， and this fourth edition is mostly the same except with a few small improvements to wording and problems。
Dennis
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An indispensable undergraduate E&M text by great guy。 This is a masterclass in how to write and teach the natural sciences。
Marcos Andrés
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I love it， a real joy for the undergrads learning EM， fun and easy to read （except chapter 9 which is the more "applied" one）， you can feel the author speaking "with you"; more than "to you"， unlike most dull textbooks。It will be forever in my favorite textbooks ever， it felt so good when I finish reading it。 I love it， a real joy for the undergrads learning EM， fun and easy to read （except chapter 9 which is the more "applied" one）， you can feel the author speaking "with you"; more than "to you"， unlike most dull textbooks。It will be forever in my favorite textbooks ever， it felt so good when I finish reading it。 。。。more
Audioreader
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My favourite textbook of all-time。Griffiths builds up the Classical Theory of Electromagnetism in an easy step-by-step fashion， with practical problems and examples to give the reader a feeling of familiarity and understanding。 As the book progresses， he lets the light shine from a most beautiful， symmetrical， and satisfying theory。
Paul
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The standard for undergraduate Electrodynamics
Sangeet。 S
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