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Found 6 comments on Electricity and Magnetism (Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 2):

u/MahatmaGandalf · 2 pointsr/AskPhysics

The books others have suggested here are all great, but if you've never seen physics with calculus before, you may want to begin with something more accessible. Taylor and Goldstein are aimed at advanced undergraduates and spend almost no time on the elementary formulation of Newtonian mechanics. They're designed to teach you about more advanced methods of mechanics, primarily the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations.

Therefore, I suggest you start with a book that's designed to be introductory. I don't have a particular favorite, but you may enjoy Serway & Jewett or Halliday & Resnick.

Many of us learned out of K&K, as it's been something of a standard in honors intro courses since the seventies. (Oh my god, a new edition? Why?!) However, most of its readers these days have already seen physics with calculus once before, and many of them still find it a difficult read. You may want to see if your school's library has a copy so you can try before you buy.

If you do enjoy the level of K&K, then I strongly encourage you to find a copy of Purcell when you get to studying electricity and magnetism. If you are confident with the math, it is far and away the best book for introductory E&M—there's no substitute! (And personally, I'd strongly suggest you get the original or the second edition used. The third edition made the switch to SI units, which are not well-suited to electromagnetic theory.)

By the way: if you don't care what edition you're getting, and you're okay with international editions, you can get these books really cheaply. For instance: Goldstein, S&J, K&K, Purcell.

Finally, if you go looking for other books or asking other people, you should be aware that "analytical mechanics" often means those more advanced methods you learn in a second course on mechanics. If you just say "mechanics with calculus", people will get the idea of what you're looking for.

u/mathwanker · 2 pointsr/Physics

Halliday & Resnick would be my recommendation. We used their Physics, Parts 1&2 when I was a student, not their Fundamentals of Physics, which seems to be a different book (and the two books were published simultaneously for a while; I was never sure what the difference was).

If you want individual books, try Kleppner & Kolenkow for mechanics, and Purcell for E&M. Those are often used in honors sections of freshman physics, since the problems tend to be a bit harder. There's also Newtonian Mechanics by A.P. French, which was used for freshman mechanics at MIT for a while (not sure if it still is). French's introductory books on Special Relativity and Quantum Physics are also good. But for relativity my favorite intro-level book is Spacetime Physics by Taylor & Wheeler.

u/Straasha · 2 pointsr/Physics

I've heard good things about Knight, that /u/RobusEtCeleritas recommended. I've used Serway and Jewett for my intro classes and it was pretty good.

If you're looking for more of an advanced treatment while still remaining accessible, you can check out the Berkeley Physics Course series of texts. I can only only comment directly on the second text by Purcell which is very good; and from what I've heard the others are also good reads. They are difficult to get a hold of (though that may have changed) so you may want to check your schools' library first.

u/poofuck · 1 pointr/geek

What kind of circuits, and how deep do you want to go? I can recommend some books, but this is a very broad and deep field.

The most basic is linear circuits (R, L & C), you need for nearly everything electronics related. If you like physics and math, this book is excellent: http://www.amazon.com/Electricity-Magnetism-Berkeley-Physics-Course/product-reviews/0070049084/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_2?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=2&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending . It is a physics textbook, but highly related to those basic linear components. If you can stomach it, it will also blow your mind.

u/Ilyanep · 1 pointr/askscience

http://www.amazon.com/Electricity-Magnetism-Berkeley-Physics-Course/dp/0070049084/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1293309823&sr=8-1

It's really expensive because it's out of print, but I sprung for a nice like new hardcover copy on eBay (because it's the book my school uses for the intro to E&M course) and it's pretty good (you can find it for much cheaper if you buy the Int'l edition on eBay). I think between this one and Griffiths, you would be pretty good.