### Literature
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  J. C. Maxwell,
  A Treatise on Electricity & Magnetism, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
  Clarendon Press, 1891 [Unabridged replication by Dover, 1954]
  - a monumental masterpiece; arguably the most important book in human history
- FLS
  R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton and M. Sands,
  The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Vol. 2): Mainly Magnetism and Matter
  Addison-Wesley, 1964 [various reprints available]
  - profound, inspiring; no exercises; the feel good book about electrodynamics
- Gr
  D. J. Griffiths,
  Introduction to Electrodynamics
  (4th edition) Various publishers [Prentice Hall; Pearson; Cambridge University Press]
  - a "friendly and accessible" book; admittedly popular, but very patchy quality
- J
  J. D. Jackson,
  Classical Electrodynamics
  Wiley, 1999 (3rd edition)
  - superbly written; advanced level; renowned exercises; real, actual science, told like it is
  - compulsory bedtime reading for would-be theorists
- LL
  L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz,
  The Classical Theory of Fields (Course of Theoretical Physics Vol. 2)
  Elsevier, 1975 [4th edition]
  - a classic; electromagnetic phenomena from relativistic ones
- PM
  E. M. Purcell and D. J. Morin,
  Electricity and Magnetism – highly recommended
  Cambridge University Press (3rd edition) 2013
  Available from the Internet Archive at this link.
  - Purcell: the Nobel prize-winning discoverer of nuclear magnetic resonance;
  - part of the Berkeley Physics Course; extremely well written and illustrated;
  - extremely clear and accessible yet full of profound and inspiring insights
- PS
  G. L. Pollack and D. R. Stump,
  Electromagnetism
  Addison Wesley/Pearson Education 2002
  - clear and accessible
- W
  R. K. Wangsness,
  Electromagnetic Fields
  Wiley, 1986 [2nd edition]
  - very clear and accessible; intermediate level

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Created: 2022-03-24 Thu 08:42