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Re: [Phys-L] Upper-level electrodynamics text

I have learned from an early text by Wangsness, and I have colleagues who love the new version as much as the last. One of my former students said that had he not used Wangsness as an undergrad. he never would’ve understood the crap which is Jackson.

http://www.amazon.com/Electromagnetic-Fields-2nd-Roald-Wangsness/dp/0471811866/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431083512&sr=1-1&keywords=wangsness

Peter Schoch


On May 7, 2015, at 9:00 PM, David Craig <craigda@lemoyne.edu> wrote:

I’m teaching a one-semester upper-level (i.e. juniors and seniors) electrodynamics course next year. The previous instructor used Griffiths, which he said was fine, but wasn’t particularly excited about it — and of course, every problem solution is easily available online. (There’s a fair bit of abuse on amazon concerning the physical quality of the latest edition as well.) A lot of the good books are at a bit too high a level, I think — more graduate than undergraduate.

I’d be interested in any recommendations folks have for a good book for a course of this type. If it helps, I just finished teaching a year out quantum mechanics out of McIntyre, which is a great book, with a level that was just about perfect for our students.

(I’m currently taking a look at Pollack and Stump, if anyone’s used it.)

Thanks,
David Craig


<http://web.lemoyne.edu/~craigda>



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