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Summary: Detailed, clear, & accurate
Review: Great book! I had to solve a 2D scattering problem using the Electric Field Integral Equation (EFIE). The book helped me to get quickly into the exact solution with its detailed and clear step-by-step derivations by reading just the relevant chapter. Its equations and cross references are very helpful. Most important, the examples enabled me to check out that the EFIE code I wrote (using its approximated expressions for the singularity points!) is error free.
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Summary: Comments on Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics
Review: I am a graduate student at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF) and this book is used on the following subjects: Electromagnetics III and as an introduction of Microwaves in the course of Telecommunications Engineering. All the students here, including myself, think that this book is excellent. If you have a good background on basic electromagnetics, calculus (including complex analysys), and love science, this book is a must-have.
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Summary: basic of gpr work
Review: I need to learn why how does gpr wor
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Summary: Excellent reference book with a good mathematical approach.
Review: I used this book during Electromagnetics I and II. It is very useful specially for topics concerning electromagnetic waves. The mathematical approach is very good and justifies most of the basic Electromagnetic concepts.
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Summary: excelent book of EM
Review: I worked with this book when i studied microwaves an electromangnetic fields, i must say the author goes in a very deep analysis on each topic with a clear and precise lenguage very suitable for a 4 year, or graduated, student . The part of resonators talking about the superior modes of transmition is magnificent. also the interfaces between diferent media.
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Summary: Open up and say Ahhhh :p
Review: I'm not saying that this is a horrible book. It's just that Balanis walks you through steps of his proofs as if you're a mathematical klutz. He'll write out EVERY step in almost every proof, most of the steps in this book being trivial substitutions. He'll also repeat EVERYTHING for every single case (TE, TM etc...) This serves no purpose (except to give me back pain from carrying this heavy book) since:
1. If you want to really understand the proof, you're going to have to do it yourself and figure something out yourself.
2. If you just want to use the book as a reference, then all you need is the solution. Overall though, it is probably a very practical book for electrical engineers.
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Summary: Open up and say Ahhhh :p
Review: I'm not saying that this is a horrible book. It's just that Balanis walks you through steps of his proofs as if you're a mathematical klutz. He'll write out EVERY step in almost every proof, most of the steps in this book being trivial substitutions. He'll also repeat EVERYTHING for every single case (TE, TM etc...) This serves no purpose (except to give me back pain from carrying this heavy book) since:
1. If you want to really understand the proof, you're going to have to do it yourself and figure something out yourself.
2. If you just want to use the book as a reference, then all you need is the solution. Overall though, it is probably a very practical book for electrical engineers.
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Summary: Good theoretical treatment of electromagnetic theory
Review: In this book Balanis goes into great detail covering the solutions of the wave equation for several important boundary-valued EM problems in different coordinate systems. One of the other reviewers complains of the wordiness in this book and how Balanis' solves both the TE and TM problems in every case. I do not see the faults here as these are fundamental concepts that all graduate level electromagnetics students need to become familiar with. Wordiness, especially to someone unfamiliar with many of the more complex topics in electromagnetics, is only beneficial.
Later in the book Balanis includes very basic discussions on the Method of Moments, which are pretty much cut-and-paste from his antenna book. As there are other resources dealing specifically with the MoM, there is really no reason to include it here. Otherwise, a timeless reference that refer to over and over again.
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Summary: Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics
Review: The best book on the subject of the 5 I have read.
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Summary: An Excellent Graduate Level Emags Text
Review: This book is an excellent electromagnetics text. I use it in conjunction with Kraus, and the two together allow you to work almost any problem. -Tom McIntire
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