Jose Roberto Cardoso was born in Marilia, SP Brazil, in 1949. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from Escola Politecnica da USP, SP, Brazil, in 1974, 1979 and 1986, respectively. Since 1999, he has been a Professor with the Energy and Electrical Automation Department, Escola Politecnica da USP. He is the author of three books, more than 70 articles, and has advised more than 40 theses/dissertations. His research interests include numerical methods for electromagnetics, theoretical electromagnetics, electrical machines, electromechanical biomedical application, electrical railway research and engineering education. He is the former president of SBMAG – Brazilian Electromagnetics Society and former Dean of Escola Politecnica da USP. He is the founder of the LMAG – Electromagnetic Applied Laboratory. Prof. Cardoso was a recipient of the 2013 Emeritus Engineer of the Year in Sao Paulo.
There will be 'purists' that will see in this book an over-simplification of the subject. But engineers, including myself will like it precisely because of the simplifications afforded. In the end, for an engineer, the important thing is that 'it works' and that one understands how it works. I cannot find anything negative to say about it. I am glad that Prof. Cardoso finally decided to write the book. --Nathan Ida, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA This is a novel approach to teaching electromagnetics through numerical methods. The fundamentals are sound and students need much less math sophistication compared to traditional methods. The approach I believe will motivate students and does provide insights not available with classical texts. --Sheppard Salon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA