Electricity and Magnetism for Engineers Texts

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A user seeks recommendations for textbooks on Electricity and Magnetism after struggling in a course. They have already used "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Serway and "Engineering Electromagnetics" by Hayt and Buck. Suggestions include David Cheng's book, which the user found at a reasonable price, and "Introduction to Electrodynamics" by David J. Griffith, praised for its focus on physical reasoning. A link to a freely downloadable text is also shared for further exploration. Exploring different texts may enhance understanding of the subject matter.
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I just finished a Physics course in Electricity and Magnetism and never worked so hard for a 'B' in a class. I'd really like to go over the material once more to get a better handle on it during our break. I was thinking that a fresh approach with a different text might help, so I was hoping I could get some recommendations on textbooks. We used Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway, but I also have Engineering Electromagnetics by Hayt and Buck.

Thanks.
 
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Thanks for the recommendation.

I found some reasonably priced used copy of David Cheng's book on Amazon and read some good reviews. I'm going to give it a try.
 
The books mentioned namely,Hyatt(though I find it to be relying too much on maths as a tool rather than sound physical explanations).

You should try out the book "Introduction to Electrodynamics" by David.J.Griffith, an excellent text with great emphasis on physical reasoning.I think this should help.

I am including a link where you can find a freely downloadable text.Its good and you can explore further by following the several other links mentioned therein.

/www.plasma.uu.se/CED/Book

Regards.
 
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