1. Electrostatics: charges and fields; 2. The electric potential; 3. Electric field around conductors; 4. Electric currents; 5. The fields of moving charges; 6. The magnetic field; 7. Electromagnetic induction; 8. Alternating-current circuits; 9. Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves; 10. Electric fields in matter; 11. Magnetic fields in matter; Appendixes; Index.
Classic textbook introducing students to electricity and magnetism, widely considered the best undergraduate textbook on the subject ever written.
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.
'Purcell's text is an introduction to the beauty and power of
theoretical physics. Here, 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
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