Electromagnetics and Applications (MIT 6.013)
by David Staelin · MIT OpenCourseWare
Maxwell's equations applied to wireless and optical communication, transmission lines, antennas, waveguides, radar, sensors, MEMS and power systems. The open textbook, lecture notes, demonstration videos, and problem sets and exams with solutions teach quasistatic and dynamic field solutions, waves, radiation and resonance.
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