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This section provides the assigned readings for the course. The entire contents of Electromagnetic Fields and Energy, by Haus and Melcher, can be found in the textbook with video demonstrations section. (This textbook is used for the first half of this course, alongside the readings detailed in the table below.)



Assigned Readings


The readings in the table below are from the following course textbooks:

Amazon logo Zahn, Markus. Electromagnetic Field Theory: A Problem Solving Approach. Malabar, FL: Krieger Pub. Co., 2003. ISBN: 9781575242354.

Woodson, H. H., and J. R. Melcher. "Part I (Discrete Systems), and Part II (Fields, Forces, and Motion)." In Electromechanical Dynamics. Malabar, FL: Krieger Pub. Co., 1985. ISBN: Amazon logo 9780894644597 (Part I) and Amazon logo 9780898748475 (Part II).

Amazon logo Haus, Hermann A., and James R. Melcher. Electromagnetic Fields and Energy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780132490207.

Z = Zahn textbook; W/M = Woodson/Melcher textbook; H/M = Haus/Melcher textbook


SES #TOPICSDEMOSCHAPTERS / SECTIONS
I. Maxwell's equations and boundary conditions
L1Integral form of Maxwell's equationsZ - 2.1-2.4, 5.1-5.2
R1Gauss' and Ampere's law problems using integral laws

1.4.1 - Magnetic field of a line current

1.6.1 - Voltmeter reading induced by magnetic induction

Z - 2.4
L2Differential form of Maxwell's equationsZ - 1.4-1.5
R2Gauss' and Ampere's law problems using differential laws
L3Electroquasistatic and magnetoquasistatic fields and boundary conditionsZ - 3.3, 5.6
R3Examples of quasistatic systems; short transmission linesZ - Ex. 8.1, 8.1.3, 8.3
L4The scalar electric potential and the Coulomb superposition integralZ - 2.5
R4Superposition integral examplesZ - 2.3.5, 5.2.4
L5Method of images4.7.1 - Charge induced in ground plane by overhead conductorZ - 2.6-2.7
R5Method of images examplesZ - 2.6-2.7
L6Magnetoquasistatics8.2.1 - Fields of a circular cylindrical solenoidZ - 5.4
R6MQS problems8.2.2 - Magnetic field of a Helmholtz coil
II. Polarization, conduction, and magnetization
R7Dielectric polarization and capacitance6.6.1 - Artificial dielectricZ - 3.1
L7Polarization and conduction

7.7.1 - Relaxation of charge on particle in Ohmic conductor

Supplement: Van de Graaff and Kelvin generators

Z - 3.2
R8Conduction, resistance, and capacitance problemsZ - 3.4
L8Magnetization9.4.1 - Measurements of B-H characteristicZ - 5.5, 6.2
R9Magnetic circuits, inductance, transformers8.6.1 - Surface currents induced in ground plane by overhead conductorZ - 6.2
L9Magnetic diffusion phenomena10.0.1 - Non uniqueness of voltage in an MQS systemZ - 6.1
R10Magnetic diffusion, skin effectZ - 6.4
III. Boundary value EQS and MQS problems
L10Solutions to Laplace's equation in cartesian coordinates
Q1Quiz 1
R11Skin effect problems
L11Solutions to Laplace's equation in polar and spherical coordinatesZ - 4.2
R12EQS boundary value problems in cartesian coordinates7.5.1 - Distribution of unpaired chargeZ - 4.2
IV. Electromagnetic fields and forces
L12Electroquasistatic forcesZ - 4.3
R13EQS and MQS boundary value problems in polar geometries7.5.2 - Rotation of an insulating rod in a steady currentZ - 4.3
L13Magnetoquasistatic forcesZ - 4.4
R14EQS and MQS boundary value problems in spherical coordinatesZ - 4.4, 5.7.2
L14Fields and moving mediaW/M - Chapter 3
R15Forces in EQS devicesW/M - Chapter 3
L15Force densities, stress tensors, and forcesW/M - Chapter 5
R16

Forces in MQS devices

Film: Synchronous Machines

W/M - Chapters 3-4
V. Electromechanical waves
L16Elastic waves on a thin rodW/M - Chapter 6
R17Moving media problems; Faraday disk (homopolar) machinesW/M - 6.3
L17Transient waves on transmission linesW/M - 6.4
R18Torque-speed machine problemsW/M - 6.4
L18

Waves and instabilities in elastic media

Film: Complex Waves I

DC, AC, and electromechanically self-excited commutator machinesZ - 6.3
R19EQS forces, force densities, and stress tensorsW/M - Chapter 8
R20Applications of the EQS Maxwell stress tensorW/M - Chapter 8
R21Review for quiz 2W/M - Chapters 3-8
Q2Quiz 2
R22EQS Maxwell stress tensor problems
L19

Waves and instabilities in the presence of motion

Film: Complex Waves II

W/M - Chapter 8
R23Applications of the MQS stress tensor
L20Electromechanics of elastic wavesW/M - 9.0-9.1
R24Longitudinal waves in thin rodsW/M - 9.1
L21Reflections from boundariesW/M - 9.1
R25Longitudinal elastic wave problemsW/M - 9.1
L22Transverse waves in wires and membranesW/M - 9.2, 10.0, 10.1
R26Analysis of ω-k dispersion and instabilitiesW/M - 10.1
L23Instabilities of transverse waves in wires and membranesW/M - 10.1
R27Electromechanical waves and instabilities in moving mediaW/M - 10.2, 10.3
L24Electromechanical wave and instability problemsW/M - 10.2, 10.4
R28Electromechanical wave and instability problems (cont.)W/M - 10.2, 10.4
Course review
Q3Final exam


 








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