Introduction to Electrodynamics | Fourth Edition | By Pearson

David J. Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics can undoubtedly be dubbed a classic amongst Physics textbooks. It is an amazing book with adequate equations and it provides a clear approach towards the development of concepts in Electrodynamics. I personally bought the hardcover edition keeping longevity in mind. Anyone can pick up this book if they want a clearer concept of Electrodynamics although the course of reading does expect a knowledge of undergraduate mathematics, not recommended if someone wants to buy it for JEE or related examinations.

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This book is apt for those who are struggling with basic concepts and topics in electrodyanmics. Allround emphasis has been given on the concepts. There is not much mathematical formula or derivations. Although the book is nice but there are some doubts about the authenticity. The ordering of the chapters are somewhat absurd because I felt that the last chapter should have been in somewhere inbetween. But again it depends on readers to readers.

A must have for students studying electromagnetism. The style in which the book is written is very interesting. It is as if the author is talking to you, it's humorous at times also. It's rife with examples and problems that'll help you understand the different topics easily.

It's a great book for electrodynamics. The best part of it is that it include all the maths necessary needed in the chapters. Enough problems on each topic for understanding of concepts.

It's a great book,recommended for intermediate and advanced level.beginners can also refer to this book but I would suggest you to first go through a basic book like sadiku or hyat and then go through this book.It'll be easier for you to do so.overall great book,theoritical concepts are explained well,numericals are great too.but there's drawback that not much emphasis have been given to the units.and great delivery by amazon.got the book within 3 days.

Good Book. But "Classical Electrodynamics" by John David Jackson is my favourite. This books covered some basics very elaborately which Jackson didn't but Jackson clarified some matters better than Griffiths. So, both of the books combied is the best composition for learning and grasping the ideas of classical electrodynamics.

Content of this book is very good. But the quality is not that good.

An AMAZING book for introductory EM (undergraduate level). It came fast and was cheaper than in my university bookstore.

Perfeita a derivação do campo eletromagnético de uma carga pontual em movimento arbitrário e a derivação do campo eletromagnético de uma carga pontual em movimento com velocidade constante, eliminando o tempo retardado. Isso foi no último capítulo Potenciais e Campos. A ênfase está nos campos físicos E e B ao invés dos campos constituintes D e H. Por exemplo, o campo magnético de uma esfera uniformemente magnetizada é obtido usando a curva de densidade de corrente ligada M e a corrente de superfície ligada M x n. Os campos eletromagnéticos na matéria recebem um tratamento superficial, mas bem apresentado. Tudo é explicado e bem amarrado. Por exemplo, a Lei de Ampère e div B = 0 são derivados da lei de Biot-Savart. As explicações de como o que acontece fisicamente é o mesmo, independentemente do quadro de referência usado para fazer os cálculos, são bem feitas. A derivação do tensor de energia de tensão no capítulo sobre Leis de Conservação também é bem feita.

It has arrived in time and in perfect condition and the book is what I was expecting .very good thank you

Griffiths made a great job writting this book, with his informal way of explaining things everything is simpler without loosing much rigor or oversimplifying things. There are plenty of examples provided, and many analogies with familiar problems or situations to make the subject easier to grasp. Its important to understand that this book is strictly theoretical, meaning that its not engineering oriented, you will not find chapters on topics engineers might be interested in, namely transmission lines, antenas and such. There are really no engineering applications on the problems or topics covered throughout the book, the only one I can remember of is waveguides and they are really briefly covered in a hypothetical way basically to describe TM, TE modes and such. So bottom line: this is strictly a physics book, but a really good one! The one thing I never really liked is the notation the author uses, he claims that using weird characters simplifies things up, however I noticed that using weird unconventional characters just helps to confuse the reader, things are harder to remember and you have to keep going back to check what a specific symbol means, it didnt make sense to me even if the author's argument claims to be much more efficient. I own several books on EM, namely: -Engineering Electromagnetics-- by Hayt -The Electromagnetic Field-- by Shadowitz -Elements of Electromagnetics-- by Sadiku -Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics -- by Cheng -Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics-- by Ramo -Principles of Electrodynamics- by Schwarz -Electromagnetism-- by Grant -Physics Vol. 2 (Electromagnetism)-- by Resnick -Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics-- by Fawwaz -Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics-- by Balanis -A Student's Guide to Maxwell equations-- by Fleisch ...and of course this book by Griffiths, and thats not counting the textbooks on electromagnetic subtopics such as microwaves, antennas, etc, and let me tell you that this book by Griffiths coupled with Fleisch's guide to Maxwell equations is in my most humble opinion the best introduction to get a solid understanding in electromagnetism, if you are an engineer and would like to know about engineering applications there are other books you can use, since this book by Griffiths covers no engineering applications, the one by Balanis and Ramo are quite good, but before you move on to those you need a solid foundation and thats what Griffiths provides. As for the physical book itself, I have one major complaint, I didnt like the coating material used on the covers, I dont know if everyone is in the same situation I am or maybe my book has a defect, but mine came in with a matte velvet-like coating on the covers, the book looks ok but it just sticks to my fingers, feels like theres a layer of grease or adhesive on the top of each cover, my fingers felt sticky everytime I grabbed the book. After a lot of elbow grease and some isopropyl alcohol I managed to get rid of the coating, now the book has the standard glossy cover every other hardcover book has, althou it doesnt look as good, at least I can hold it without getting that greasy feeling on my fingers. Also, I must agree with the other reviewers: the book is breaking apart!

Very good value for money.