The Rámáyan of Válmíki

For 40 years, Edward M. Purcell's classic textbook has introduced students to the wonders of electricity and magnetism. With profound physical insight, Purcell covers all the standard introductory topics, such as electrostatics, magnetism, circuits, electromagnetic waves, and electric and magnetic fields in matter. Taking a non-traditional approach, the textbook focuses on fundamental questions from different frames of reference. Mathematical concepts are introduced in parallel with the physics topics at hand, making the motivations clear. Macroscopic phenomena are derived rigorously from microscopic phenomena. With hundreds of illustrations and over 300 end-of-chapter problems, this textbook is widely considered the best undergraduate textbook on electricity and magnetism ever written. An accompanying solutions manual for instructors can be found at www.cambridge.org/9781107013605. Electrostatics: charges and fields The electric potential Electric fields around conductors Electric currents The fields of moving charges The magnetic field Electromagnetic induction Alternating-current circuits Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves Electric fields in matter Magnetic fields in matter. Classic textbook introducing students to electricity and magnetism, widely considered the best undergraduate textbook on the subject ever written