6.013 Electromagnetics and Applications

As taught in: Fall 2002

Level:

Undergraduate

Instructors:

Prof. David Staelin

Contributors:

Prof. Erich Ippen

Prof. Jin Au Kong

Prof. James Melcher

Prof. Markus Zahn

Illustration of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Illustration of the electromagnetic spectrum. (Image courtesy of NASA Langley Research Center's Web site.)

Course Features

Course Description

This course explores electromagnetic phenomena in modern applications, including wireless communications, circuits, computer interconnects and peripherals, optical fiber links and components, microwave communications and radar, antennas, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems, motors, and power generation and transmission. Fundamentals covered include: quasistatic and dynamic solutions to Maxwell's equations; waves, radiation, and diffraction; coupling to media and structures; guided and unguided waves; resonance; and forces, power, and energy.

The instructors of this course extend a general acknowledgment to the many students and instructors who have made major contributions to the 6.013 course materials over the years, and apologize for any residual errors that may remain in these written materials.

Technical Requirements

MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site.
Media player software, such as Quicktime PlayerRealOne Player, or Windows Media Player, is required to run the .mpeg files found on this course site.



MATLAB® is a trademark of The MathWorks, Inc.


*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

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