Electricity and Magnetism

The final volume in a three-part series, Electricity and Magnetism provides a detailed exposition of classical electric and magnetic fields and analyses of linear electric circuits. The book applies the principles of classical mechanics to systematically reveal the laws governing observed electric and magnetic phenomena. The text culminates in Maxwell’s Equations, which, although only four in number, can completely describe all physical aspects of electromagnetism.

The specific topics covered in Electricity and Magnetism include:

Electric force, field, and potential

Gauss’s Law for Electric Fields

Capacitance and networks of capacitors

Electric current

Resistance and networks of resistors

Kirchoff’s Rules

Steady state and time-dependent DC circuit dynamics

Magnetic force and field

Production of magnetic fields

Ampere’s Law

Gauss’s Law for Magnetic Fields

Faraday’s Law

Induction and inductance

AC-driven circuit dynamics and energetics

Maxwell’s Equations and their plane-wave vacuum solutions

This text extends the rigorous calculus-based introduction to classical physics begun in Elements of Mechanics. It may be studied independently of the second volume, Properties of Materials. With more than four hundred and fifty problems included, it can serve as a primary textbook in an introductory physics course, as a student supplement, or as an exam review for graduate or professional studies.