Good book for Classical Physics II?

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The discussion centers on seeking recommendations for textbooks that align with a course syllabus covering electrostatics, current and conductivity, magnetic fields, induction, and Maxwell's equations. The individual expresses difficulty in understanding the professor's recommended materials and notes that "A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism Vol 2" by Maxwell does not cover all the topics in their syllabus. They specifically inquire about alternative books, mentioning "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" as a potential option. The focus is on finding accessible resources that effectively explain complex concepts in electricity and magnetism.
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Hey,
I am starting this course very shortly, and I always found that the books the professor recommended, I couldn't quite understand.
So these are my syllables:

Electrostatics: electric charge and field, Coulomb law, Gauss law; potential; energy; conductors; Poisson and Laplace equations and methods for solution; capacitors, dialectrics.
Current, conductivity, Drude model, Kirchhoff, RC circuits.
Magnetic field, Lorentz force, Ampere law, vector potential, Biot-Savart law, Lorentz transformation of electric and magnetic fields
Induction, Faraday law, Lentz law, energy in a magnetic field, magnetic materials.
Maxwell equations and the general solution, electromagnetic waves, relativistic formulation.
Introduction to radiation

I looked through "A treatise on electricity and magnetism Vol 2, Maxwell "
but, as far as I could see, it does not include some of the subjects I will learn.

Any help with this one?
 
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