Applied Electromagnetism (Pws Engineering Foundation)

by Jin Au Kong and Liang C. Shen

Book Overview

In their successful text, Shen and Kong cover fundamentals of static and dynamic electromagnetism fields and waves. The authors employ a unique approach, beginning with a study of Maxwell's equations... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534947220
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 7.8"

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Applied Electromagnetism

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Great Electromagnetics book

Pros: Relate EM into real life examples, which makes the book interesting to read. Simple but powerful examples and equations which made my life a lot easier. Cons: Lack of example and pratice problems. Overall: Very nice book to read for understanding of the materials, but you'll need to pratice problems on your own.

Non-traditional ordering of chapters

I just completed a junior-level course which made use of this text. Although the topics are arranged differently than in similar textbooks, I found the explainations of EM concepts quite good. The main strength is getting right to Maxwell's equations in chapter two (--after all, that's what EM is all about, right?). Maxwell's equations are explained well and at an introductory level so that the reader is not overwhelmed. The main weakness is the very underdeveloped first chapter, "Complex Vectors" which is too brief and oversimplified for the subject matter at hand. The book also presents very informative and even entertaining asides on applications, such as "anti-glare headlights" (polarization), "tails of comets" (radiation pressure) and "microwave ovens" (penetration depth). Overall, a very good first EM book.