What Are the Best Budget-Friendly Electromagnetism Books for Beginners?

[Terilien]

Are there any good introductory electromagnetism books that don't cost too much? I'm interested in relativity but I would like to back up and gain a more solid foundation in electromagnetism first. I would like something modern, somewhat rigourous(mathematically), and preferably with a conversational tone. I would also be nice if it convered electromagnetism within special relativity, and it's invariance.

At this point i know very little elctromagnetism beyond, potential, superposition and gauss's law.

Yes i do know vector calculus.

thank you.

 

[Daverz]

Try a search in this forum on "electromagnetism".

https://www.physicsforums.com/search.php?searchid=616483

 

[robphy]

This is a standard introductory textbook at some schools:
Purcell https://www.amazon.com/dp/0070049084/?tag=pfamazon01-20

At this point, these may be a little advanced for you
Fitzpatrick:
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/em/em.html , http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/jk1/jk1.html (course notes)
Griffiths https://www.amazon.com/dp/013805326X/?tag=pfamazon01-20
Ohanian https://www.amazon.com/dp/0977858278/?tag=pfamazon01-20
Thide http://www.plasma.uu.se/CED/Book/ (free download)

 

[loonychune]

Grant & Phillips