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Electrodynamics textbook that emphasizes applications

I am a graduate student in applied mathematics and I am looking for a concise introduction to Maxwell's equations / basic principles of electromagnetism. (I have enjoyed the book by Purcell, Electricity and Magnetism, as an undergrad but I have forgotten most of it). I would like something that covers the conceptual details in a quick way and not necessarily a big textbook. You may assume that I have the necessary mathematics background. I am looking for something that will explain the physics, i.e not a huge textbook with intricate calculations but a short book to get a feel for what is going on.

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One book I always recommend for learning Maxwell's equations is this book by Daniel Fleish: A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations. It may perhaps be, at times, a little bit easy (given your mathematics background), but in general, I really think you'll enjoy this book (and, judging from the reviews on Amazon, most people do). It's not huge (144 pages) and very accessible.

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