The third edition of this classic text gives an up-to-date account of the principles and experimental aspects of electricity and magnetism, together with an elementary account of the underlying atomic theory. Now available in a two volume format, Volume 1 contains what is needed for a first course in electromagnetism, including electrostatics, electric circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, and electromagnetic waves. This book is intended for first-degree students of physics in the earlier years of study