Textbook for junior level electricity and magnetism

AI Thread Summary
For students seeking supplemental texts in a course where the instructor relies solely on personal notes, Griffiths' "Introduction to Electrodynamics" is highly recommended as a standard resource for junior-level electricity and magnetism (E&M). Additionally, "Electricity and Magnetism" by Nayfeh & Brussel is suggested for those who can locate it. The discussion clarifies that electrodynamics is indeed synonymous with electricity and magnetism, emphasizing the importance of these texts for enhancing understanding in the subject.
brushman
Messages
112
Reaction score
1
Since the instructor of my course doesn't use a textbook and just teaches based off his notes, what would be a good text to supplement my learning (when asked what he recomends, he just said find something in the library). Does electrodynamics = electricty and magnetism? I've heard this one is good:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/013805326X/?tag=pfamazon01-20
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Physics news on Phys.org
Yes. Griffiths is the standard of junior level E&M and it happens to also be very good.
 
If you can find it: Nayfeh & Brussel, Electricity and Magnetism.
 

Thread '"WHAT IS A QUANTUM FIELD THEORY?" A First Introduction for Mathematicians'

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...
View full post »

Thread 'Books with a more theoretical approach to turbulence and DNS'

I've gone through the Standard turbulence textbooks such as Pope's Turbulent Flows and Wilcox' Turbulent modelling for CFD which mostly Covers RANS and the closure models. I want to jump more into DNS but most of the work i've been able to come across is too "practical" and not much explanation of the theory behind it. I wonder if there is a book that takes a theoretical approach to Turbulence starting from the full Navier Stokes Equations and developing from there, instead of jumping from...
View full post »

Similar threads

Intro Physics What Book Helps Understand Electromagnetism and Quantum Physics Concepts?
Replies
5
Views
4K
Engineering Need Advice on Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics Textbook
Replies
2
Views
2K
High Energy What is the level of Aitchison & Hey's QFT books?
Replies
1
Views
3K
Classical Classical electrodynamics for high-energy physicists
Replies
2
Views
2K
Other How Do You Guys Keep Up with New Textbook Releases?
Replies
13
Views
2K
Other Books for Geometry, Real Analysis and EM
Replies
10
Views
3K
Quantum Is "Quantum Physics for Dummies" a good textbook for starting QP?
Replies
2
Views
2K
Calculus What is the best textbook for understanding differentials?
Replies
3
Views
2K
Prob/Stats Textbook for Grad Electrical Engg Course: "Random Processes
Replies
6
Views
2K
Prob/Stats Looking for a probability and statistics textbook
Replies
12
Views
3K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top