# Readings

The readings in the table below are separated into textbook sections and video demonstrations. The textbook sections come from the Zahn and Woodson/Melcher textbooks. The video demonstrations accompany the Haus/Melcher textbook. The Haus/Melcher textbook is used for the first half of the course in addition to the textbook sections listed below. All three textbooks can be found here.

## Assigned Readings

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: 9780894644597 (Part I) and 9780898748475 (Part II).

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

Course readings.
SES # | TOPICS | DEMOS | CHAPTERS / SECTIONS
--- | --- | --- | ---
I. Maxwell's equations and boundary conditions
L1 | Integral form of Maxwell's equations |  | Z - 2.1-2.4, 5.1-5.2
R1 | Gauss' and Ampere's law problems using integral laws | H/M - 1.4.1 - Magnetic field of a line current H/M - 1.6.1 - Voltmeter reading induced by magnetic induction | Z - 2.4
L2 | Differential form of Maxwell's equations |  | Z - 1.4-1.5
R2 | Gauss' and Ampere's law problems using differential laws |  |
L3 | Electroquasistatic (EQS) and magnetoquasistatic (MQS) fields and boundary conditions |  | Z - 3.3, 5.6
R3 | Examples of quasistatic systems; short transmission lines |  | Z - Ex. 8.1, 8.1.3, 8.3
L4 | The scalar electric potential and the Coulomb superposition integral |  | Z - 2.5
R4 | Superposition integral examples |  | Z - 2.3.5, 5.2.4
L5 | Method of images | H/M - 4.7.1 - Charge induced in ground plane by overhead conductor | Z - 2.6-2.7
R5 | Method of images examples |  | Z - 2.6-2.7
L6 | Magnetoquasistatics | H/M - 8.2.1 - Fields of a circular cylindrical solenoid | Z - 5.4
R6 | MQS problems | H/M - 8.2.2 - Magnetic field of a Helmholtz coil |
II. Polarization, conduction, and magnetization
R7 | Dielectric polarization and capacitance | H/M - 6.6.1 - Artificial dielectric | Z - 3.1
L7 | Polarization and conduction | H/M - 7.7.1 - Relaxation of charge on particle in Ohmic conductor H/M - Supplement: Van de Graaff and Kelvin generators | Z - 3.2
R8 | Conduction, resistance, and capacitance problems |  | Z - 3.4
L8 | Magnetization | H/M - 9.4.1 - Measurements of B-H characteristic | Z - 5.5, 6.2
R9 | Magnetic circuits, inductance, transformers | H/M - 8.6.1 - Surface currents induced in ground plane by overhead conductor | Z - 6.2
L9 | Magnetic diffusion phenomena | H/M - 10.0.1 - Non uniqueness of voltage in an MQS system | Z - 6.1
R10 | Magnetic diffusion, skin effect |  | Z - 6.4
III. Boundary value EQS and MQS problems
L10 | Solutions to Laplace's equation in cartesian coordinates |  |
Q1 | Quiz 1 |  |
R11 | Skin effect problems |  |
L11 | Solutions to Laplace's equation in polar and spherical coordinates |  | Z - 4.2
R12 | EQS boundary value problems in cartesian coordinates | H/M - 7.5.1 - Distribution of unpaired charge | Z - 4.2
IV. Electromagnetic fields and forces
L12 | Electroquasistatic forces |  | Z - 4.3
R13 | EQS and MQS boundary value problems in polar geometries | H/M - 7.5.2 - Rotation of an insulating rod in a steady current | Z - 4.3
L13 | Magnetoquasistatic forces |  | Z - 4.4
R14 | EQS and MQS boundary value problems in spherical coordinates |  | Z - 4.4, 5.7.2
L14 | Fields and moving media |  | W/M - Chapter 3
R15 | Forces in EQS devices |  | W/M - Chapter 3
L15 | Force densities, stress tensors, and forces |  | W/M - Chapter 5
R16 | Forces in MQS devices Film: Synchronous Machines |  | W/M - Chapters 3-4
V. Electromechanical waves
L16 | Elastic waves on a thin rod |  | W/M - Chapter 6
R17 | Moving media problems; Faraday disk (homopolar) machines |  | W/M - 6.3
L17 | Transient waves on transmission lines |  | W/M - 6.4
R18 | Torque-speed machine problems |  | W/M - 6.4
L18 | Waves and instabilities in elastic media Film: Complex Waves I | DC, AC, and electromechanically self-excited commutator machines | Z - 6.3
R19 | EQS forces, force densities, and stress tensors |  | W/M - Chapter 8
R20 | Applications of the EQS Maxwell stress tensor |  | W/M - Chapter 8
R21 | Review for quiz 2 |  | W/M - Chapters 3-8
Q2 | Quiz 2 |  |
R22 | EQS Maxwell stress tensor problems |  |
L19 | Waves and instabilities in the presence of motion Film: Complex Waves II |  | W/M - Chapter 8
R23 | Applications of the MQS stress tensor |  |
L20 | Electromechanics of elastic waves |  | W/M - 9.0-9.1
R24 | Longitudinal waves in thin rods |  | W/M - 9.1
L21 | Reflections from boundaries |  | W/M - 9.1
R25 | Longitudinal elastic wave problems |  | W/M - 9.1
L22 | Transverse waves in wires and membranes |  | W/M - 9.2, 10.0, 10.1
R26 | Analysis of ω-k dispersion and instabilities |  | W/M - 10.1
L23 | Instabilities of transverse waves in wires and membranes |  | W/M - 10.1
R27 | Electromechanical waves and instabilities in moving media |  | W/M - 10.2, 10.3
L24 | Electromechanical wave and instability problems |  | W/M - 10.2, 10.4
R28 | Electromechanical wave and instability problems (cont.) |  | W/M - 10.2, 10.4
| Course review |  |
Q3 | Final exam |  |