# Electromagnetic Fields, Forces, and Motion

Magnetohydrodynamic generator from the 2003 final exam (PDF). The C-core magnetic circuit is excited by a field coil that carries a current and has a rectangular channel with moving conductive fluid that passes through the magnetic circuit gap. (Image by Prof. Markus Zahn.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Markus Zahn

### MIT Course Number

6.641

### As Taught In

Spring 2005

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets with solutions
- Exams and solutions

## Course Highlights

This course also features three online textbooks, one of which has video demonstrations related to electromagnetism concepts.

## Course Description

6.641 examines electric and magnetic quasistatic forms of Maxwell's equations applied to dielectric, conduction, and magnetization boundary value problems. Topics covered include: electromagnetic forces, force densities, and stress tensors, including magnetization and polarization; thermodynamics of electromagnetic fields, equations of motion, and energy conservation; applications to synchronous, induction, and commutator machines; sensors and transducers; microelectromechanical systems; propagation and stability of electromechanical waves; and charge transport phenomena.

#### Acknowledgement

The instructor would like to thank Thomas Larsen for transcribing into LaTeX selected homework problems, homework solutions, and exams.

## Other Versions

## Other OCW Versions

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- 6.641 Electromagnetic Fields, Forces, and Motion (Spring 2009)

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Markus Zahn. 6.641 Electromagnetic Fields, Forces, and Motion. Spring 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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