6.007 | Spring 2011 | Undergraduate

Electromagnetic Energy: From Motors to Lasers

Readings

Textbooks

French, Anthony, and Edwin Taylor. An Introduction to Quantum Physics. W. W. Norton, 1978. ISBN: 9780393091069.

Shen, Liang, and Jin Au Kong. Applied Electromagnetism. 3rd ed. CL Engineering, 1995. ISBN: 9780534947224.

Additional Readings

Masters, Gilbert. Sections 1.6–1.8 in Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems. Wiley, 2004. ISBN: 9780471280606.

Electromagnetic Fields and Energy, Sections 3.3–3.6 (PDF) (Courtesy of Hermann Haus and James Melcher. Used with permission.)

Magnetic Circuit Analog to Electric Circuits (PDF) (Courtesy of James Kirtley. Used with permission.)

Energy Method for Finding Forces (PDF) (Courtesy of James Kirtley. Used with permission.)

Electromagnetics and Applications, Chapter 6: Actuators and Sensors, Motors and Generators (PDF) (Courtesy of David Staelin. Used with permission.)

Sign Conventions in Electromagnetic Waves (PDF) (Courtesy of Scott Bradley. Used with permission.)

The Lorentz Oscillator and its Applications (PDF - 1.7MB) (Courtesy of Ilan Almog, Scott Bradley, and Vladmir Bulovic. Used with permission.)

Quantum Mechanics in 1-D Potentials (PDF)

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