Illustration of the electromagnetic spectrum. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. David Staelin
MIT Course Number
6.013
As Taught In
Spring 2009
Level
Undergraduate
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Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores electromagnetic phenomena in modern applications, including wireless and optical communications, circuits, computer interconnects and peripherals, microwave communications and radar, antennas, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems, and power generation and transmission. Fundamentals include quasistatic and dynamic solutions to Maxwell's equations; waves, radiation, and diffraction; coupling to media and structures; guided waves; resonance; acoustic analogs; and forces, power, and energy.
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