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.
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'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. It is not for everyone. You cannot skim Purcell, and some chapters must be read two or three times. But 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
'This book is a classic - in my opinion the greatest physics text ever written. It is not for everyone. You cannot skim Purcell, and some chapters must be read two or three times. But 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
Biographie de l'auteur
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.
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a classic
16 juillet 2012
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This is a best-of-breed book. Its highlight is the extensive use of relativity to develop the idea of electromagnetism as the first unified field theory. Although the book does present the mathematical tools of vector calculus from scratch, it is clearly designed for students who are physics majors, have had a substantial high school physics course, and have had strong mathematical preparation. I would not dare to use this book to teach an E&M course to a less elite audience.
The use of cgs units in this book is IMO a nuisance. Given the book's emphasis on relativity as a link between electricity and magnetism, it's nice to use a system in which E and B have the same units. However, I prefer to handle this by using SI units and writing Maxwell's equations with the coupling constants expressed as k and k/c^2, which makes the relativistic links almost as evident and allows a much easier connection with practical laboratory measurements.
The book is extremely old, and although Maxwell's equations haven't changed, some of the discussion of experimental evidence, e.g., bounds on the non-neutrality of the hydrogen atom, are many decades out of date.
The use of cgs units in this book is IMO a nuisance. Given the book's emphasis on relativity as a link between electricity and magnetism, it's nice to use a system in which E and B have the same units. However, I prefer to handle this by using SI units and writing Maxwell's equations with the coupling constants expressed as k and k/c^2, which makes the relativistic links almost as evident and allows a much easier connection with practical laboratory measurements.
The book is extremely old, and although Maxwell's equations haven't changed, some of the discussion of experimental evidence, e.g., bounds on the non-neutrality of the hydrogen atom, are many decades out of date.
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Excellent book for those that are dedicated
11 mars 2012
Par Physics Major
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This is an excellent book or an introduction to electricity and magnetism. It does a great job at explaining the background of concepts as well as deriving equations. This is a very difficult text but is rewarding and does a great job at covering the material. It is not watered down at all. Also has many interesting problems, many of which will take a deep understanding of the concepts that one should know at this level to be able to solve.
Classic.
Classic.
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I can't write a comprehensive review because I just got the book a few days ago as a supplementary text for a course that uses Griffiths as the main text.
However, in the little time I've been looking at it, I've noticed two problems:
1) Appendix C on superconductivity gives 23.2K as the highest critical temperature for a superconductor. So there's been no serious update of the text since 1986, when the high-Tc superconductors started being discovered.
2) The illustrations and captions are often mismatched. For example the illustration for problem 1.35 is not related to it, and the captions for illustrations 2.20 and 2.20' are switched.
If a casual reader can quickly find errors like these, there must not have been a very thorough editing job.
On the plus side, the writing style is clear and easy to read.
However, in the little time I've been looking at it, I've noticed two problems:
1) Appendix C on superconductivity gives 23.2K as the highest critical temperature for a superconductor. So there's been no serious update of the text since 1986, when the high-Tc superconductors started being discovered.
2) The illustrations and captions are often mismatched. For example the illustration for problem 1.35 is not related to it, and the captions for illustrations 2.20 and 2.20' are switched.
If a casual reader can quickly find errors like these, there must not have been a very thorough editing job.
On the plus side, the writing style is clear and easy to read.
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