Electricity and magnetism / Edward M. Purcell.
By: Purcell, Edward M
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BookSeries: Berkeley physics course ; v. 2.Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1985Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 484 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0070049084 .Subject(s): Electricity | MagnetismDDC classification: 537 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 537 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00028023 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The sequence of topics covered in this book include: electrostatics; steady currents; magnetic field; electromagnetic induction; and electric and magnetic polarization in matter. It focuses on fundamental questions from different frames of reference. Each chapter has figures and problems to apply concepts studied.
Includes index.
Electrostatics: charges and fields -- The electric potential -- Electric fields around conductors -- Electric currents -- The fields of moving charges -- The magnetic field -- Electromagnetic induction -- Alternating-current circuits -- Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves -- Electric fields in matter -- Magnetic fields in matter.