Electricity and Magnetism by Edward Purcell
For 40 years Edward M. Purcell's classic textbook has introduced students to the wonders of electricity and magnetism and is widely considered the best undergraduate textbook on the subject ever written. It covers all the standard introductory topics and contains hundreds of illustrations and over 300 end-of-chapter problems.
'Purcell's text is an introduction to the beauty and power of theoretical physicsHere, Einstein's relativity is not merely a mathematical curiosity banished to the sidelines, but an active participant in revealing Maxwell's equations in the clearest and simplest way possible. For many of the past two generations of physicists, a first encounter with Purcell's electromagnetism lingers in the memory as something like first love.' David Derbes, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
'This book is a classic - in my opinion the greatest physics text ever written … the serious student will absorb Purcell's profound understanding of electrodynamics, and appreciate the extraordinary beauty of the theory.' David Griffiths, Reed College
'Purcell's book is one of the few really excellent texts on introductory electricity and magnetism, which is fundamental to the education of every physicist. It's the only text I'm aware of that so seamlessly incorporates the development of the required vector calculus into the discussion of the physics that it is needed to describe. For the serious physics student, I know of no better book at this level.' Peter Krieger, University of Toronto
'Purcell's book taught a whole generation of physicists that you needn't travel at half the speed of light to see relativity in action. Magnetism is caused by length contraction! Radiation is a consequence of the cosmic speed limit! This welcome reprint will bring these insights, and many others, to a new generation.' Daniel V. Schroeder, Weber State University
'… very beautifully written and gives a well-structured and clear insight into the topic. It is much-appraised and has become some sort of standard not without good reason. As such, it can be recommended to any student as a textbook accompanying a course in electricity and magnetism.' Contemporary Physics
'This book is a classic - in my opinion the greatest physics text ever written … the serious student will absorb Purcell's profound understanding of electrodynamics, and appreciate the extraordinary beauty of the theory.' David Griffiths, Reed College
'Purcell's book is one of the few really excellent texts on introductory electricity and magnetism, which is fundamental to the education of every physicist. It's the only text I'm aware of that so seamlessly incorporates the development of the required vector calculus into the discussion of the physics that it is needed to describe. For the serious physics student, I know of no better book at this level.' Peter Krieger, University of Toronto
'Purcell's book taught a whole generation of physicists that you needn't travel at half the speed of light to see relativity in action. Magnetism is caused by length contraction! Radiation is a consequence of the cosmic speed limit! This welcome reprint will bring these insights, and many others, to a new generation.' Daniel V. Schroeder, Weber State University
'… very beautifully written and gives a well-structured and clear insight into the topic. It is much-appraised and has become some sort of standard not without good reason. As such, it can be recommended to any student as a textbook accompanying a course in electricity and magnetism.' Contemporary Physics
Edward M. Purcell (1912–1997) was the recipient of many awards for his scientific, educational and civic work. In 1952 he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and in solids, an elegant and precise way of determining chemical structure and properties of materials which is widely used today. During his career he served as science advisor to Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781107013605 |
| ISBN 10 | 1107013607 |
| Title | Electricity and Magnetism |
| Author | Edward Purcell |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2011-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 504 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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