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| View Larger Image | Schaum's Outline of Electromagnetics
by Joseph Edminister
| | List Price: | $17.95 | | Price: | $12.21 | | You Save: | $5.74 (32%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 32754 | | Studio: | McGraw-Hill | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 256 | | Publication Date: | October 01, 1994 | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 12 reviews)
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horrid! 
Horrid x 3! Effective in confusing and making you hate electromagnetics. Books like these, which only scrape a lopsided, mathematical surface without any context should be left for people who hate physics and want to quickly memorize some equations.
June 14, 2008 | |
Great supplement! 
The teacher chose a really sucky book for the course and this one helped out A LOT!
November 29, 2007 | |
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March 22, 2007 | |
A good source of problems, but a somewhat muddled narrative 
This is an excellent source of problems if you are an undergraduate electrical engineering student enrolled in a class concerned with electromagnetics, which is probably one of the toughest courses you'll face as an undergraduate. Although the selection of problems is excellent, there is something to be desired with the explanation sections of most chapters. The author makes numerous references in equations to vectors that he fails to identify either verbally, or with a diagram. Also, I thought there were insufficient diagrams to adequately convey the concepts being presented.
I also thought it was odd that the first chapter was dedicated to such an elementary concept as vector analysis when there are much more complex mathematical concepts such as multivariable calculus and partial differential equations being used throughout the book that are not given an explanation. If you are studying electromagnetics, the best textbook out there is "Engineering Electromagnetics" by Nathan Ida. Ida explains absolutely everything about electromagnetics, and the problems in this Schaum's outline complement both the material and the problems in that book very well. The last few chapters in this Schaum's are on antennas and waveguides. It is a nice overview, but it is a somewhat shallow treatment.
A good supplement for that material is a 1968 Schaum's outline that is now out of print - "Schaum's Outline on the Theory and Problems of Transmission Lines" (ISBN 0070107475). It contains complete treatments of impedance and admittance matching topics, Smith chart fundamentals, plus many good worked examples and practice problems. The only drawback of this older outline is that the techniques used don't incorporate more of the modern numerical methods that are now more prevalent.
December 19, 2006 | |
Too Brief! 
It appears that the author assumes readers will already have a good understanding of calculus, vectors, and a somewhat advanced knowledge of electrostatics and electromagnetism! Readers without this background will likely struggle with the material!
I have a reasonable background (to tertiary level) in mathematics and electrical engineering, but I still found this book difficult to follow in many parts!
The reviews of theory at the beginning of chapters, are a bit too brief and therefore difficult to understand!
Many solved calculations leave out intermediate steps, which makes it difficult to follow. The calculations should include all steps in their derivation and solutions, so that there would be no misunderstanding on how the solutions are determined.
Therefore, this edition is NOT recommended for most people. This book is apparently only suitable for people who have a thorough knowledge of electrostatics, electromagnetics, calculus, and vectors.
To make this book more practical and attractive to others, the material needs to be rewritten and expanded!
September 23, 2005 | |
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