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Lent Term, 2015ElectromagnetismUniversity of Cambridge Part IB Mathematical TriposDavid TongDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics,Centre for Mathematical Sciences,Wilberforce Road,Cambridge, CB3 OBA, Equations E= 0 B= 0 E= B t B= 0(J+ 0 E t) 1 Recommended Books and ResourcesThere is more or less a well established route to teaching Electromagnetism . A numberof good books follow this. David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics A superb book. The explanations are clear and simple. It doesn t go much beyondwhat we do in this course, but if you re looking for a book to cover the basics then thisis the first one to look at.

At the atomic scale, electromagnetism (admittedly in conjunction with some basic quantum e ects) governs the interactions between atoms and molecules. It is the force that underlies the periodic table of elements, giving rise to all of chemistry and, through this, much of biology. It is the force which binds atoms together into solids and liquids.

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