| 1 |
Review of Maxwell's equations |
Problem set 1 out |
| 2 |
Flux-potential relations for Laplacian fields
Air-gap magnetic machines and electrostatic machines
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Problem set 2 out |
| 3 |
Solenoidal fields and vector potential transfer relations |
Problem set 1 due and problem set 3 out |
| 4 |
Laws, approximations, and relations of fluid mechanics
Stress tensors
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Problem set 2 due and problem set 4 out |
| 5 |
Electromechanical dynamics |
Problem set 3 due and problem set 5 out |
| 6 |
Pressure-velocity relations for inviscid, incompressible fluids |
Problem set 4 due and problem set 6 out |
| 7 |
Electrohydrodynamic and ferrohydrodynamic instabilities
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
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Problem set 5 due |
| 8 |
Plasma stability (z-θ pinch) |
Problem set 6 due and problem set 7 out |
| 9 |
Stability of a perfectly conducting spherical drop (Rayleigh's limit) |
Midterm exam |
| 10 |
Stability of a perfectly conducting spherical drop (Rayleigh's limit) (cont.) |
Problem set 8 out and problem set 7 due |
| 11 |
Stability of a perfectly conducting spherical drop (Rayleigh's limit) (cont.) |
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| 12 |
Smoothly inhomogeneous systems |
Problem set 8 due and final exam one week after Week #12 |