Electricity and Magnetism
As taught in: Spring 2002
Professor Walter Lewin photographed during a demonstration bouncing a balloon (sprayed with conducting paint) between his head and a small Van de Graaff generator. This demonstration can be viewed on the video of Lecture 2. (Image courtesy of Markos Hankin, MIT Physics Department Lecture Demonstration Group.)
Instructors:
Prof. Walter Lewin
MIT Course Number:
8.02
Level:
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features a complete set of videotaped lectures. The 36 video lectures on Electricity and Magnetism, by Professor Lewin, were recorded on the MIT campus during the Spring of 2002. Prof. Lewin is well-known at MIT and beyond for his dynamic and engaging lecture style.
Course Description
In addition to the basic concepts of Electromagnetism, a vast variety of interesting topics are covered in this course: Lightning, Pacemakers, Electric Shock Treatment, Electrocardiograms, Metal Detectors, Musical Instruments, Magnetic Levitation, Bullet Trains, Electric Motors, Radios, TV, Car Coils, Superconductivity, Aurora Borealis, Rainbows, Radio Telescopes, Interferometers, Particle Accelerators (a.k.a. Atom Smashers or Colliders), Mass Spectrometers, Red Sunsets, Blue Skies, Haloes around Sun and Moon, Color Perception, Doppler Effect, Big-Bang Cosmology.
OpenCourseWare presents another version of 8.02T: Electricity and Magnetism.
Also by Walter Lewin
Courses:
- Classical Mechanics (8.01)- with a complete set of 35 video lectures from the Fall of 1999
- Vibrations and Waves (8.03) - with a complete set of 23 video lectures from the Fall of 2004
Talks:
- For The Love Of Physics - Professor of Physics Emeritus Walter Lewin's last MIT lecture, complete with some of his most famous physics demonstrations to celebrate the publication of his new book.
- Videos featuring Walter Lewin on MITWorld
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.
