Any curriculum involving science and/or engineering will eventually find
itself entering the realm of physics. This book seeks to introduce
students to a number of the fundamental concepts in physics and
illustrate how different theories were developed out of physical
observations and phenomena. The book presents multi-chapter sections on
electrostatics, magnetism and electromagnetic waves, with eyes on both
the past and the future, touching, along the way, on Coulomb, Gauss,
Maxwell, Ohm, Biot-Savart, Ampere, Faraday, Fresnel and Lorentz. The
book also contains an appendix that provides the reader with a portion
of the mathematical background of vector analysis and vector
differential operators. The book approaches its topics through a focus
on examples and problem-solving techniques, illustrating vividly how
physical theories are applied to problems in engineering and science.
The book is primarily aimed at undergraduate students in these two
fields, but it also features chapters that are geared towards senior
undergraduates working on their final year theses.