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A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations

Authors

Daniel Fleisch, Wittenberg University, Ohio
Published 2008

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Gauss's law for electric fields, Gauss's law for magnetic fields, Faraday's law, and the Ampere–Maxwell law are four of the most influential equations in science. In this guide for students, each equation is the subject of an entire chapter, with detailed, plain-language explanations of the physical meaning of each symbol in the equation, for both the integral and differential forms. The final chapter shows how Maxwell's equations may be combined to produce the wave equation, the basis for the electromagnetic…

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  • Features an interactive website with complete solutions to every problem within the text, as well as audio podcasts explaining key concepts
  • Plain-language explanations of the symbols used in the equations
  • Modular approach allows reader to find relevant material easily

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