Electromagnetics

Image of a Hertzian dipole.

Hertzian dipole, excerpted from a MATLAB® demo in the tools section. (Image by Prof. Jin Au Kong.)

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MIT Course Number

6.630

As Taught In

Fall 2006

Level

Graduate

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Course Highlights

This course features a series of MATLAB® and physical demonstrations which help to illustrate the principles of electromagnetics in the tools section.

Course Description

6.630 is an introductory subject on electromagnetics, emphasizing fundamental concepts and applications of Maxwell equations. Topics covered include: polarization, dipole antennas, wireless communications, forces and energy, phase matching, dielectric waveguides and optical fibers, transmission line theory and circuit concepts, antennas, and equivalent principle. Examples deal with electrodynamics, propagation, guidance, and radiation of electromagnetic waves.

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Jin Au Kong. 6.630 Electromagnetics. Fall 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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