Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition
by Constantine A. Balanis
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Author: Constantine A. BalanisEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-04
ISBN: 047166782X
Number of pages: 1136
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Book Reviews of Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition
Book Review: agree w/ scissor & paste [ EE grad student (physics & matl eng background)]
Summary: 2 Stars
Obviously from the other reviewers this book has collected a lot of very good antenna information. However, reading this book as a student new to the subject, I regularly found myself mislead or just simply lost. I know this can be a result of the subject matter (always a potential when diving into EM fields and their applications), but I believe it was more due to how the book is written and laid out.
I regularly found that the organization and connection/discussion of the information left much to be desired. The motivation for many of the issues is very unclear, usually non-existent.
Also, Balanis regularly changes nomenclature or coordinate systems (again, without motivation or warning. This leads the cut&paste feel and, as a student newer to this field, is very confusing). An example is the patch antenna development. For the rectangular patch, Balanis has x direction normal to the patch surface (very non-standard for the literature) but then he returns to the standard z direction normal to the patch for the circular patch.
In summary, Balanis is probably a good reference, but confusing for use as a text.
(Can any other reviewers recommend other good teaching books on antennas??)
Summary of Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition
The discipline of antenna theory has experienced vast technological changes. In response, Constantine Balanis has updated his classic text, Antenna Theory, offering the most recent look at all the necessary topics. New material includes smart antennas and fractal antennas, along with the latest applications in wireless communications. Multimedia material on an accompanying CD presents PowerPoint viewgraphs of lecture notes, interactive review questions, Java animations and applets, and MATLAB features. Like the previous editions, Antenna Theory, Third Edition meets the needs of electrical engineering and physics students at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels, and those of practicing engineers as well. It is a benchmark text for mastering the latest theory in the subject, and for better understanding the technological applications.An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.
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