The question you a reading now is a follow up question to this one[1]<p>The only training I have in the field of Electricity and Magnetism dates from 20 years ago when I was in University. Sadly I forgot about it as a working programmer (You know, I got busy or entertained with the latest JS framework, or some other new trend in Technology).<p>Lately, I am revisiting and enjoying a lot some basic topics on Mathematics. I am still curious about the field of electricity and magnetism.<p>What's the best learning resource to get into the field of Electricity and Magnetism? With the sole purpose to be educated in the topic to the point of being able to appreciate our world better.<p>What kind of path did people like Oliver Heaviside followed?<p>I would like for your recommendations to be in the vein of the book "Geometry" by Israel Gelfand and Tatiana Alekseyevskaya (Gelfand). That is, found the ground up, I want to "see" the forces in action.<p>And yes, I am still to revisit some topics on Calculus. But I am pretty sure these disciplines arise as need from the problems at hand rather that standalone topics.<p>Thanks a lot and happy holidays.<p>[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38725270
The book "Electricity and Magnetism 3rd Edition" by Edward M. Purcell, revised by David J. Morin, has been used for the introductory E&M class for physics majors at Harvard and other universities. It's a classic but is not easy.