This book serves as a comprehensive resource for students and practitioners seeking to strengthen their understanding and problem-solving skills in the foundational aspects of electromagnetics. It presents fundamental concepts through problems, each accompanied by a brief theoretical introduction at the beginning of the chapter. With a strong didactic character, this book meticulously explains all mathematical steps and theoretical concepts, guiding readers to independently solve the exercises.
The significantly expanded 2nd edition of this book includes the addition of many new worked problems in electromagnetics, as well as new Appendices on the electric and magnetic properties of selected materials; the thermodynamics of electric and magnetic fields; and the scattering of electromagnetic waves. Volume II of the new edition builds upon the foundational concepts introduced in Volume I and extends the exploration of electromagnetism to dynamic fields and some applications in optics. It covers sections related to electromagnetic induction, energy of the electromagnetic field, Maxwell’s equations, motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic waves, reflection and refraction, wave propagation in anisotropic media, and optical phenomena.
About the Author :
Prof. Dr. Félix Salazar Bloise studied Physics at the Complutense University of Madrid(1987) and received his Ph.D. degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in 1992. He was awarded the Ph.D. Prize in the academic year of 1993-94, and in 2004, he won the best textbook of the year award from the General Foundation of the University (FGU). In 1995, he was appointed an associate professor of Applied Physics at the School of Mines of Madrid (ETSIM) and since 2019 full professor. During the periods of 1994-95 and 1997, he was a visiting assistant researcher at the Universität des Saarlandes. Since 2006, he currently is a visiting professor at Lehrstuhl für Messsystem-und Sensortechnik (Technische Universität München-TUM), and in 2012-18, he has also been a visiting research scientist at Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) of the University of Central Florida.
Prof. Dr. Rafael Medina Ferro, born in Madrid (Spain) in 1961, has been teaching in Higher Technical School of Mining and Energy Engineering, in the Polytechnic University in Madrid since 1986. He was graduated in 1985 and got his Ph.D. in 1989 in Mining Engineering from the Polytechnic University in Madrid. His teaching includes topics in mathematics, physics, and mechanical vibrations. He is the author and co-author of five books for university students. One of these books won the award of the best textbook from the Polytechnic University in Madrid in 2004. His research has been developed mainly in mechanical vibrations and wave propagation in materials, although he also worked in a European Project about electrostatic effects in powder mixtures. His later research involved impact-echo studies and blasting effects in buildings.
Prof. Dr.Ana Bayón Rojo received her Master of Mining Engineering in 1985 from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). After working in industry, she returned to the University (UPM) where she obtained her Ph.D. in 1992. Her research was recognized by the Ph.D. Prize in the academic year 1992-93. In 1992-93, she was a visiting assistant professor at the Institut Français du Pétrol (IFP) in Paris. In 1995, she was appointed an associate professor of Applied Physics at the School of Mines of Madrid (ETSIM) and since 2019 full professor. Her teaching field includes General Physics, Electrodynamics, and Mechanical vibrations, in addition to doctoral courses about non-destructive measurement techniques. In 2004, she was awarded the best textbook of the year for university students by the General Foundation of the University (FGU). Her scientific research is focused on vibration analysis by using optical and acoustical methods.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Gascón Latasa received his Master of Science at the University of Zaragoza in 1958. In the following four years he studied nuclear fusion, obtaining his Ph.D. in 1962. In this year, he received a grant from the French Government (ASTEF) for researching nuclear fusion at the C. F. E. Fontenay-aux-Roses (France). In 1963, he was a visiting assistant researcher at the L'École Nationale Supérieure d'Électrotechnique (ENSEEIHT). In 1964, after pausing briefly at the University of Barcelona, Dr. Gascón was elected an associate professor at the ETUI Industrial of Vitoria. In 1966, he was a visiting professor at the Clarendon Laboratory (Oxford) for research in superconductivity. In 1967, he began work at the ETS Arquitectura in Sevilla until 1978, when he got a full professorship in Applied Physics at the ETSI Minas of Madrid. In 1995, he returned to the University of Sevilla and in 2009 he assumed Emeritus status.
