Experimental demonstrations for teaching electromagnetic fields and energy

Author

Zahn, M. ; Melcher, J.R. ; Haus, H.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

7-11 May 1990

Firstpage

1667

Abstract

The MIT course ´electromagnetic fields and energy´ is the first of a two-course sequence which typically includes electrical engineering juniors who have seen Maxwell´s equations in integral and differential form in freshman physics, with some exposure to integral theorems and differential operators in freshman calculus. The course simplifies Maxwell´s equations into their electroquasistatic (EQS) and magnetoquasistatic (MQS) forms and takes a structured approach giving a physical overview while developing mathematical skills to solve engineering problems. The authors focus on the educational approach used in the first course.<>

Keywords

educational courses; electrical engineering; electromagnetism; teaching; EM energy; EM fields; MIT; Maxwell´s equations; differential operators; educational course; electrical engineering; electromagnetic fields; engineering problems; experimental demonstrations; integral theorems; Current measurement; Education; Electrical resistance measurement; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic cores; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic flux; Maxwell equations; Resistors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1990. AP-S. Merging Technologies for the 90's. Digest.

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1990.115447

Filename

115447