Continuum Electromechanics

Calendar

WEEK #	ASSIGNMENTS	KEY DATES
1	Review of Maxwell’s equations	Problem set 1 out
2	Flux-potential relations for Laplacian fields Air-gap magnetic machines and electrostatic machines	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	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	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.)
12	Smoothly inhomogeneous systems	Problem set 8 due and final exam one week after Week #12