nice book. not as a standard textbook.
The author makes you believe that electromagnetism is not that hard. It must be his informal style of writing; but his explanations are not sufficient for tackling questions he presents. I bought this book for self-study. The official textbook at my college was Wangsness and it was just formidable to look at. However, Griffiths did not really help me overcome the kind of phobia i had at the time: my real problem was mathematics. (To come to think of it, a good student does not need ``many'' books.) Well, as I said, this book does not have it all but it is a good book. Except for just one thing: I would be glad if he'd be a little more elaborate on the use of Dirac delta function.Compared to 2/e, this book is wonderfully typeset. There are some typos but corrections available at the author's homepage.
Well written, but not a good standalone.
I used this book as a reference in a yearlong E&M sequence. Although I agree that the book is well written, I also think it has several flaws. First, the topics are presented in a desultory fashion (Special techniques in Chapter 3?). As many others have said, the book needs an answer key. Griffiths mentions that many people advised him against odd numbered solutions - tell them not to read the answers!I found 'EM Fields' by Wangsness to be much better as a text. I don't think Griffiths has enough math (or detail about electrostatics) in it. Granted, the book is meant as an introduction, but many people think they can read Griffiths and then go right into Jackson. I think many of the people who subsequently whine about Jackson simply haven't had enough of the basics.
Key concepts of electrodynamics very well explained
This book explains key concepts of Electrodynamics very well, and gives some light into details were the reader can make mistakes. However, it is has not all the mathematical rigourosity like Jackson, but all in all it is quite a good book.
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