On the presentation of the laws of electromagnetism
Some books on electromagnetism follow a deductive approach; other books follow an inductive approach. It is shown that an approach intermediate between the purely deductive and the purely inductive approaches allows a more rational presentation of the laws of electromagnetism.
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