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Maricourt Academic Press An Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics 2019 Edition by Jonathan W Keohane, Joseph P Foy
An Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics covers the topics of Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics at the upper-level undergraduate level in physics or electrical engineering. This book tells the story of the historical development of electrodynamics, at the same time as introducing students to electrodynamics with vector calculus. This is the best treatment of the historical development of electricity, magnetism and electrodynamics I have ever seen. The breadth of the authors' knowledge, together with their ability to summarize historical results in exceptionally clear terms, is wonderful. Developing electromagnetism historically makes many concepts easier to understand .--- By an anonymous reviewer who is a senior professor at a major college or university. Table of Contents Part I: ElectricityChapter 1 ChargeChapter 2 The Electrostatic ForceChapter 3 Electrical Potential EnergyChapter 4 Gauss's Law Chapter 5 The Equations of Laplace and Poisson PART II: Magnetism Chapter 6 Permanent MagnetsChapter 7 The Vector Potential and the CurlChapter 8 ElectromagnetismChapter 9 Faraday's Law of InductionChapter 10 The Electron Chapter 11 Galilean Relativity in ElectrodynamicsChapter 12 Superconductors and Plasmas Part III: LightChapter 13 Transmission LinesChapter 14 Light in an Optical MediumChapter 15 Light in Free SpaceChapter 16 Sources of Electromagnetic RadiationChapter 17 Special RelativityChapter 18 The Photon https: //maricourt.press/keohane_foyISBN: 978-1-949942-00-2728 pages, 650 illustrations, $30Maricourt Academic Press: Textbooks with Content and Context A good popular science book tells a story of discovery. A good academic treatise introduces new ideas with convincing evidence. A good how-to manual provides many step-by-step examples. A good textbook does all three -- and more.