Introduction to Electrodynamics: Still Beautiful

 David Griffiths' Introduction to Electrodynamics remains one of the premier introductions to electromagnetism that one can possibly find. The text covers enough content to cover a firm grounding in electromagnetism for both an undergraduate and graduate education.

It first covers the essentials of vector algebra and calculus at a level suitable for beginner undergraduates; before delving into elementary electromagnetism (the vacuum Maxwell equations in both integral and differential form). The text then moves on to discuss electromagnetism from the perspective of multipoles, fields in media and radiation. It ends on what is perhaps is my favourite chapter on special relativity and relativistic electromagnetism, which remains one of favourite introductions to the subject. 

This new edition is now typeset to match the usual Cambridge University Press textbook style, with the textbook now being of similar dimensions to other CUP textbooks. Furthermore, many of figures in the text have been refreshed and modernised. Another helpful addition to this new edition is the inclusion of numerous problems in the text that require the use of computer programming (nominally with Mathematica notebooks being the intended medium of execution). 

Thus, in summary, this latest edition of Introduction to Electrodynamics is a refreshed version of the classic text which remains one of the foremost introductions to the subject.


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