Book description
This book aims to disseminate geometric algebra as a straightforward
mathematical tool set for working with and understanding classical
electromagnetic theory. It's target readership is anyone who has some
knowledge of electromagnetic theory, predominantly ordinary scientists
and engineers who use it in the course of their work, or postgraduate
students and senior undergraduates who are seeking to broaden their
knowledge and increase their understanding of the subject. It is assumed
that the reader is not a mathematical specialist and is neither familiar
with geometric algebra or its application to electromagnetic theory. The
modern approach, geometric algebra, is the mathematical tool set we
should all have started out with and once the reader has a grasp of the
subject, he or she cannot fail to realize that traditional vector
analysis is really awkward and even misleading by comparison.
Professors can request a solutions manual by email: pressbooks@ieee. org
JOHN W. ARTHUR
earned his PhD from Edinburgh University in 1974 for research into
light scattering in crystals. He has been involved in academic research,
the microelectronics industry, and corporate R&D. Dr. Arthur has
published various research papers in acclaimed journals, including
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
. His 2008 paper entitled "The Fundamentals of Electromagnetic
Theory Revisited" received the 2010 IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize for
Best Tutorial Paper. A senior member of the IEEE, Dr. Arthur was elected
a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the United Kingdom's
Royal Academy of Engineering in 2002. He is currently an honorary fellow
in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.
