Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics

by Fawwaz T. Ulaby

Widely acclaimed both in the U.S. and abroad, this reader-friendly yet authoritative volume bridges the gap between circuits and new electromagnetics material. Ulaby begins coverage with transmission lines, leading readers from familiar concepts into more advanced topics and applications. Includes six new sections on Waveguides and Cavity Resonators , replacing the material on geometric optics in Chapter 8. Presents new Technology Briefs on relevant topics, connecting concepts in the book to everyday applications found in real life, such as liquid crystal displays, the laser, GPS, and x-ray tomography. Includes an interactive CD-ROM that allows readers to gain physical intuition about electromagnetics. A useful reference for engineers.

Genres: Electrical Engineering, Textbooks, Physics, Engineering, Reference, Nonfiction

448 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[ThuMinh]

I feel very good. It is interesting. I will finish the book soon.

[Danlu · Rating 2 out of 5]

This textbook is just okay.
I felt that it sorely needs more worked examples within the scope of the text to give students a better conceptual understanding of the material.

[minhhai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This undergrad-leveled textbook is highly instructive! Probably the best introductory book on Electromagnetics.

- Clarity: The page layout, fonts and colors (blue in addition to black & white) and other text formats help ease the eyes when following concepts, formulism and calculations on this complicated topic.

- Figures and Tables: extremely clear, intuitive and helpful.

- Examples and Exercises: I didn't go through a majority of them but once I did, I found them are very instructive, illustrative of the concepts being conveyed and not heavy on Maths tricks (as other texts).

- Flow: It's easy to follow the text. Important points and formulas are emphasized, and there are chapter highlights to help readers recap the contents. The placement of Transmission lines at chapter 2, before other elementary topics such as electrostatics and magnetostatics, could be strategic, but may be demotivating. Once I passed chapter 2, I found the remaining chapters quite easy.

[Mark Minyard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite textbooks from my time studying electrical engineering at the University of Memphis. Unlike most textbooks in college, I actually read every single word and did all the practice exercises. I'm sure there is a more rigorous exploration of this topic elsewhere but this textbook was a a very accessible introduction to Electromagnetic Field Theory.

[Tariq Al Refaie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have finished 6 chapters from the book during my electromagnetic subject in electrical engineering … and for sure it was one of the hardest concept i have ever faced …

It's a fine book … not clear as much as we hoped but, it's a nice book to study with.

[Keith · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book really lacks a clear development of how the math is built up by principle to apply it to any situation. Critical equations and their meaning are not emphasized.

[Philip · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book has very nice figures for explaining the concepts of electromagnetism and nice sections on applications that electromagnetics is being used in. However it does not give a good physical understanding of the subject matter. It also forgets to state assumptions. For example it states in Chapter 1 that the electric flux density is equal to the material permittivity times the electric field and makes it seem as this is always true. It forgets to state that this only applies to linear material (and explain what linear material is) until a small section in Chapter 4. It is more for analysis of EM problems, but will not help engineering students learn how to design an EM system. It also does not give the best base for them to build their knowledge upon for more advanced studies in electromagnetics.

I highly recommend that students/professors use Introduction to Electrodynamics by David Griffiths or Field and Waves Electromagnetics by David Cheng instead.

[Mike]

This is a really good primer on electromagnetics. We had this as a textbook for a class I took, and I thought it was one of the best textbooks I've ever had. I've been using it as a reference for years every time I forget something.

[Iska]

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