Problems and solutions on electromagnetism: major American University Ph.D. qualifying questions and solutions

Yung-Kuo Lim9810206267, 9789810206260

The material for these volumes has been selected from the past twenty years’ examination questions for graduate students at University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University and University of Wisconsin.
This volume comprises 440 problems and is divided into five parts:
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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Problems and Solutions on Electromagnetism……Page 3
Preface……Page 7
Introduction……Page 9
Part I Electrostatics……Page 13
1. Basic Laws of Electrostatics (1001-1023)……Page 15
2. Electrostatic Field in a Conductor (1024-1042)……Page 38
3. Electrostatic Field in a Dieletric Medium (1043-1061)……Page 60
4. Typical Methods for Solution of Electrostatic Problems-Separation of Variables, Methods of Images, Green’s Function and Multipole Expansion (1062-1095)……Page 84
5. Miscellaneous Applications (1096-1108)……Page 132
Part II Magnetostatic Field and Quasi-Stationary Electromagnetic Fields……Page 157
1. Magnetic Field of Currents (2001-2038)……Page 159
2. Electromagnetic Induction (2039-2063)……Page 205
3. Action of Electromagnetic Field on Current-Carrying Conductors and Charged Particles (2064-2090)……Page 232
4. Miscellaneous Applications (2091-2119)……Page 272
Part III Circuit Analysis……Page 325
1. Basic Circuit Analysis (3001-3026)……Page 327
2. Electric and Magnetic Circuits (3027-3044)……Page 362
3. Analog Circuits (3045-3057)……Page 379
4. Digital Circuits (3058-3065)……Page 391
5. Nuclear Electronics (3066-3082)……Page 397
6. Miscellaneous Problems (3083-3090)……Page 416
Part IV Electromagnetic Waves……Page 433
1. Plane Electromagnetic Waves (4001-4009)……Page 435
2. Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves on Interface between Two Media (4010-4024)……Page 451
3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in a Medium (4025-4045)……Page 484
4. Electromagnetic Radiation and Radiating Systems (4046-4067)……Page 523
Part V Relativity, Particle-Field Interactions……Page 563
1. The Lorentz Transformation (5001-5017)……Page 565
2. Electromagnetic Field of a Charged Particle (5018-5025)……Page 592
3. Motion of a Charged Particle in Electromagnetic Field (5026-5039)……Page 610
4. Scattering and Dispersion of Electromagnetic Waves (5040-5056)……Page 642
Index to Problems……Page 671