Table of Contents

Review/Preview Electricity: Its Uses and Its Visualization
1 A History of Electricity and Magnetism, to Conservation of Charge
2 Coulomb's law for Static Electricity, Principle of Superposition
3 The Electric Field
4 Gauss's Law: Flux and Charge Are Related
5 Electrical Potential Energy and Electrical Potential
6 Capacitance
7 Ohm's Law: Electric Current Is Driven by Emf, and Limited by Electrical Resistance
8 Batteries, Kirchhoff's Rules, and Complex Circuits
9 The Magnetism of Magnets
10 How Electric Currents Interact with Magnetic Fields
11 How Electric Currents Make Magnetic Fields: The Biot-Savart Law and Amp` ere's Law
12 Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
13 Mechanical Implications of Faraday's Law: Motors and Generators
14 Alternating Current Phenomena: Signals and Power
15 Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Radiation
16 Optics
Appendix A General Mathematics Review
Appendix B Introduction to Spreadsheets
Appendix C The Periodic Table
Appendix D Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems

Promotional Information

*Electricity, Magnetism, and Light is an engaging introductory treatment of electromagnetism and optics for second semester physics and engineering majors.
*Focuses on conceptual understanding, with an emphasis on relevance and historical development.
*Mathematics is specific and avoids unnecessary technical development.
*Emphasis on physical concepts, analyzing the electromagnetic aspects of many everyday phenomena, and guiding readers carefully through mathematical derivations.
*Provides a wealth of interesting information, from the history of the science of electricity and magnetism, to connections with real world phenomena in science, engineering, and biology, to common sense advice and insight on the intuitive understanding of electrical and magnetic phenomena

About the Author

Dr. Wayne M. Saslow
Texas A&M University

Reviews

"The topics that you expect to be here are here, and in addition you will find many features that will be a pleasant surprise. I strongly recommend this text for the introductory second-semester calculus-based physics course..." John L. Hubisz, Column Editor, North Carolina State University "There is a wealth of interesting and useful information, from the history of the science of electricity and magnetism, to connections with real world phenomena in science, engineering, and biology, to common sense advice and insight on the intuitive understanding of electrical and magnetic phenomena." Carl Patton, Professor of Physics, Colorado State University "The emphasis on the relationship between equations (mathematics) and physics is very strong. The style of writing is informal and invites the reader to stop and think. The illustrations anticipate students' questions and add to the clarity of the text's explanations." Prof. Mike Solokoff, U. Cincinatti "[The text] is exceptionally well written. Its format is modern and user-friendly. It emphasizes on physical concepts, analyzes the electromagnetic aspects of many everyday phenomena, and guides the readers carefully through mathematical derivations. Saslow's book will be a welcome addition both as a text book and as a reference book in the area of electromagnetism." Khondar Karim, Illinois State University