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DescriptionFront cover of Griffiths' Electrodynamics.jpg
English: Pictured are Poisson's equations for electricity (top) and magnetism (bottom) in SI units written on a chalkboard.
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Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Electrodynamics. 4th ed., Pearson, 2013. ISBN978-0-321-85656-2.
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Derek Bacchus
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Front cover of "Introduction to Electrodynamics" by David J. Griffiths, a well-known undergraduate text.