Purcell electricity and magnetism pdf

Solutions to the problems represent roughly one-quarter of the text - they are a most welcome addition, particularly for self-study. Purcell wrote out a solution manual by hand - mainly for instructors! Henry Stroke, Physics Today. Edward M. Purcell was the recipient of many awards for his scientific, educational and civic work. In he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and in solids, an elegant and precise way of determining chemical structure and properties of materials which is widely used today.

Purcell s classic textbook has introduced students to the world of electricity and magnetism. This third edition has been brought up to date and is now in SI units. It features hundreds of new examples, problems, and figures, and contains discussions of real-life applications. The textbook covers all the standard introductory topics, such as electrostatics, magnetism, circuits, electromagnetic waves, and electric and magnetic fields in matter. Taking a nontraditional approach, magnetism is derived as a relativistic effect. Mathematical concepts are introduced in parallel with the physical topics at hand, making the motivations clear.