Essentials of Electromagnetics for Engineering
Essentials of Electromagnetics for Engineering introduces the key physical and engineering principles of electromagnetics. Throughout the book, David de Wolf describes the intermediate steps in mathematical derivations that many other textbooks leave out. He covers in depth the concepts of fields and potentials and then progresses to magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, electrodynamics and wave propagation, waveguides, transmission lines, and antennas. At each stage, de Wolf stresses the physical principles underlying the mathematical results. He also includes homework exercises, a separate chapter on numerical methods in electromagnetics, and a broad range of worked examples to illustrate important concepts. Solutions manual available.
- Gives clear, step-by-step derivations of mathematical results
- Contains a chapter on numerical methods
- Includes a range of Matlab and Mathematica-based exercises
Reviews & endorsements
Review of the hardback: 'De Wolf is clearly a highly experienced teacher and he has used his experience wisely in putting together a work that, I believe, makes a real advance in understanding what can be, after all, a rather dull and difficult subject if not skilfully presented.' H. Jones Contemporary Physics
Product details
March 2012Paperback
9780521664448
524 pages
244 × 170 × 27 mm
0.83kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Some elements of vector analysis
- 3. The electrostatic field
- 4. The electrostatic potential
- 5. The transition towards Maxwell's equations for electrostatics
- 6. Electrostatic fields in material media
- 7. Electrostatic energy, electromechanical force, and capacitance
- 8. The Laplace and Poisson equations of electrostatics
- 9. Numerical solutions of Laplace and Poisson equations
- 10. Electric current
- 11. The magnetostatic field
- 12. The magnetostatic potentials
- 13. Inductance and magnetic stored energy
- 14. Magnetostatic fields in material media
- 15. Extension to electrodynamics
- 16. How Maxwell's equations lead to waves and signals
- 17. Important features of plane time-harmonic waves
- 18. Reflection and transmission of plane waves
- 19. Waveguides
- 20. Transmission lines
- 21. Selected topics in radiation and antennas
- Appendices.