Looking for a Good Book on Classical Electrodynamics for University?

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David Griffiths' "Introduction to Electrodynamics" is widely recommended for university-level study, though it is a common choice. For graduate-level courses, Jackson's "Classical Electrodynamics" is noted as a more advanced text, but it is not suitable for undergraduates. The discussion highlights the importance of considering the course level when selecting a textbook, as there are various engineering texts that cover different aspects of electrodynamics. Additionally, browsing older threads in the Science Books forum may provide further insights and recommendations related to electrodynamics and electricity and magnetism.
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can you suggest a book to study classical electrodinamical for university class?
 
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David Griffiths "Introduction to Electrodynamics" is an excellent text in my opinion, but it is a very common text.

There are several levels of electrodynamics though. A graduate level text would be Jackson's "Classical Electrodynamics" but I would not suggest that text as an undergraduate reference. And then there are a myriad of engineering electrodynamics texts which focus on different topics.
 
What level is the course?
 
Now that this thread has been moved to the Science Books forum, you might want to browse through older threads here about electrodynamics or "electricity and magnetism" or "E&M".
 
The book is fascinating. If your education includes a typical math degree curriculum, with Lebesgue integration, functional analysis, etc, it teaches QFT with only a passing acquaintance of ordinary QM you would get at HS. However, I would read Lenny Susskind's book on QM first. Purchased a copy straight away, but it will not arrive until the end of December; however, Scribd has a PDF I am now studying. The first part introduces distribution theory (and other related concepts), which...

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