Vector Algebra and Coordinate Systems

Electromagnetics entails the study of electric and magnetic phenomena in free space and material media. Electromagnetics comprises three branches: electrostatics concerning static electric fields, magnetostatics concerning static magnetic fields, and electrodynamics concerning time-varying electric and magnetic fields. Electromagnetic theories are based on electromagnetic models that consist of sources such as electric charges and currents, basic quantities such as electric and magnetic field intensities, rules of operations such as vector algebra and coordinate systems, and fundamental laws such as Coulomb’s law and Maxwell’s equations. The first two chapters of the text discuss the rules of operation, including vector algebra, coordinates systems, and vector calculus.