# Calendar

The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L), recitation (R), and quiz (Q) sessions. The calendar also provides the topics of films and demonstrations shown in class.

Course calendar.
SES # | TOPICS | DEMOS | KEY DATES
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I. Maxwell's equations and boundary conditions
L1 | Integral form of Maxwell's equations |  | Problem set 1 out
R1 | Gauss' 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 |
L2 | Differential form of Maxwell's equations |  |
R2 | Gauss' and Ampere's law problems using differential laws |  |
L3 | Electroquasistatic (EQS) and magnetoquasistatic (MQS) fields and boundary conditions |  | Problem set 2 out
R3 | Examples of quasistatic systems; short transmission lines |  | Problem set 1 due
L4 | The scalar electric potential and the Coulomb superposition integral |  |
R4 | Superposition integral examples |  |
L5 | Method of images | 4.7.1 - Charge induced in ground plane by overhead conductor | Problem set 3 out
R5 | Method of images examples |  | Problem set 2 due
L6 | Magnetoquasistatics | 8.2.1 - Fields of a circular cylindrical solenoid |
R6 | MQS problems | 8.2.2 - Magnetic field of a Helmholtz coil |
II. Polarization, conduction, and magnetization
R7 | Dielectric polarization and capacitance | 6.6.1 - Artificial dielectric | Problem set 3 due
L7 | Polarization and conduction | 7.7.1 - Relaxation of charge on particle in Ohmic conductor Supplement: Van de Graaff and Kelvin generators | Problem set 4 out
R8 | Conduction, resistance, and capacitance problems |  |
L8 | Magnetization | 9.4.1 - Measurements of B-H characteristic | Problem set 5 out
R9 | Magnetic circuits, inductance, transformers | 8.6.1 - Surface currents induced in ground plane by overhead conductor | Problem set 4 due
L9 | Magnetic diffusion phenomena | 10.0.1 - Non uniqueness of voltage in an MQS system |
R10 | Magnetic diffusion, skin effect |  |
III. Boundary value EQS and MQS problems
L10 | Solutions to Laplace's equation in cartesian coordinates |  |
| Review of course to date |  |
Q1 | Quiz 1 |  |
R11 | Skin effect problems |  |
L11 | Solutions to Laplace's equation in polar and spherical coordinates |  |
R12 | EQS boundary value problems in cartesian coordinates | 7.5.1 - Distribution of unpaired charge |
IV. Electromagnetic fields and forces
L12 | Electroquasistatic forces |  | Problem set 6 out
R13 | EQS and MQS boundary value problems in polar geometries | 7.5.2 - Rotation of an insulating rod in a steady current | Problem set 5 due
L13 | Magnetoquasistatic forces |  |
R14 | EQS and MQS boundary value problems in spherical coordinates |  |
L14 | Fields and moving media |  | Problem set 7 out
R15 | Forces in EQS devices |  | Problem set 6 due
L15 | Force densities, stress tensors, and forces |  |
R16 | Forces in MQS devices Film: Synchronous Machines |  |
V. Electromechanical waves
L16 | Elastic waves on a thin rod |  | Problem set 8 out
R17 | Moving media problems; Faraday disk (homopolar) machines |  | Problem set 7 due
L17 | Transient waves on transmission lines |  |
R18 | Torque-speed machine problems |  |
L18 | Waves and instabilities in elastic media Film: Complex Waves I | DC, AC, and electromechanically self-excited commutator machines | Problem set 9 out
R19 | EQS forces, force densities, and stress tensors |  | Problem set 8 due
R20 | Applications of the EQS Maxwell stress tensor |  |
R21 | Review for quiz 2 |  |
Q2 | Quiz 2 |  |
R22 | EQS Maxwell stress tensor problems |  |
L19 | Waves and instabilities in the presence of motion Film: Complex Waves II |  |
R23 | Applications of the MQS stress tensor |  |
L20 | Electromechanics of elastic waves |  | Problem set 10 out
R24 | Longitudinal waves in thin rods |  | Problem set 9 due
L21 | Reflections from boundaries |  |
R25 | Longitudinal elastic wave problems |  |
L22 | Transverse waves in wires and membranes |  | Problem set 11 out
R26 | Analysis of ω-k dispersion and instabilities |  | Problem set 10 due
L23 | Instabilities of transverse waves in wires and membranes |  |
R27 | Electromechanical waves and instabilities in moving media |  |
L24 | Electromechanical wave and instability problems |  |
R28 | Electromechanical wave and instability problems (cont.) |  | Problem set 11 due
| Course review |  |
Q3 | Final exam |  |