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6.2210 Electromagnetic Fields, Forces and Motion

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(Subject meets with 6.6210)
Prereq: Physics II (GIR) and 18.03
Units: 4-0-8
Lecture: MW1-2.30 (36-156) Recitation: F12 (36-112) or F1 (36-112) +final

Study of electromagnetics and electromagnetic energy conversion leading to an understanding of devices, including electromagnetic sensors, actuators, motors and generators. Quasistatic Maxwell's equations and the Lorentz force law. Studies of the quasistatic fields and their sources through solutions of Poisson's and Laplace's equations. Boundary conditions and multi-region boundary-value problems. Steady-state conduction, polarization, and magnetization. Charge conservation and relaxation, and magnetic induction and diffusion. Extension to moving materials. Electric and magnetic forces and force densities derived from energy, and stress tensors. Extensive use of engineering examples. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
J. Lang
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