Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
From: fcrary@benji.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary)
Subject: Re: Intro textbook

Robert Groover <groover@netcom.com> wrote:
> Opening thread: what would people recommend for a strong introductory
> text? I liked Ichimaru a lot, but is that ancient history by now?

It depends on what level of students you are thinking of. For an
undergraduate course, I'd suggest Chen. For graduate students,
Nicholson is a good choice, but it's fairly dense for an introduction.
Using both Chen and Nicholson, or Nicholson with Chen as a
suggested reference, might be the best idea.

Frank Crary CU Boulder