<p>Looking a book that could give me a good handle on this subject. I'm currently a physics student entering senior year in the fall and will likely end up doing graduate studies in EE. This seems to be the only EE topic that I seem to be somewhat clueless about and would like a good textbook for self-study and to learn the concepts. I do have a solid grasp on all of the underlying physics, but would now like to see how that physics translates to real-world applications. </p>
<p>Any suggestions? I'd certainly appreciate a somewhat rigorous book. I like derivations, and would like a book that is heavy with the derivations. Thanks in advance. </p>
<p>Electromagnetic Wave Theory, by Jin Au Kong.</p>
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<p>Nailed it. That’s the one. </p>
<p>@Cosmicfish How advanced would you say the book is? From what I’ve read and the description provided by Amazon, it sounds quite a bit formidable for a rigorous introduction to engineering electromagnetics. From Amazon:</p>
<p>“This is a first year graduate text on electromagnetic field theory emphasizing mathematical approaches, problem solving and physical interpretation. Examples deal with guidance, propagation, radiation and scattering of electromagnetic waves, metallic and dielectric wave guides, resonators, antennas and radiating structures, Cerenkov radiation, moving media, plasmas, crystals, integrated optics, lasers and fibers, remote sensing, geophysical probing, dipole antennas and stratified media.”</p>
<p>I would say that it is advanced, but given that you are a physics major looking for graduate work in EE, it seems appropriate. It has everything you are looking for, it gives a great amount of detail and covers both the hardcore math and derivations as well as the actual engineering applications.</p>
<p>Kong has another book, Applied Electromagnetics, that is often used as a first textbook for EE’s in E&M, but I would expect that to be too “thin” for what you said you were looking for. If you are nervous, consider this one as an intro… but that first book I recommended is really where you want to be.</p>
<p>Sounds perfect, thanks for the help cosmicfish. </p>