--- title: Electromagnetism description: This branch of physics investigates the interactions between electrically charged particles and electromagnetic fields. Learners will master Maxwell's equations, electrostatic forces, magnetism, and the behavior of electromagnetic waves in various media. category: sciences subcategory: physics difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/electromagnetism --- # Electromagnetism This branch of physics investigates the interactions between electrically charged particles and electromagnetic fields. Learners will master Maxwell's equations, electrostatic forces, magnetism, and the behavior of electromagnetic waves in various media. ## Available Resources 8 Courses ## Courses ### 1. The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. II Master electromagnetism with Richard Feynman's legendary lectures. Explore the second volume of this timeless physics course. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_toc.html **Tags:** electromagnetism, maxwells-equations, electrodynamics, physics, lecture-notes ### 2. Electromagnetic Fields and Energy (MIT RES.6-001) **Author:** Hermann A. Haus, James R. Melcher, Markus Zahn et al. The full open textbook by Haus and Melcher, for readers who have met Maxwell's equations, plus demonstration videos linking theory to measurement. It covers electroquasistatics, magnetoquasistatics, fields in media, energy and power flow, and electromagnetic waves, with problem solutions. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-6-001-electromagnetic-fields-and-energy-spring-2008/ **Tags:** electromagnetism, maxwells-equations, electroquasistatics, magnetoquasistatics, electromagnetic-energy ### 3. Principles of Plasma Diagnostics (MIT 22.67J) **Author:** Jack D. Hare The physical principles behind measuring plasma properties in fusion and high-energy-density plasmas: magnetic and electric probes, particle flux, interferometry and refractive index, emission and scattering of electromagnetic waves, and nuclear diagnostics. 23 lecture videos, problem sets and supplemental exam materials. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/22-67j-principles-of-plasma-diagnostics-fall-2023/ **Tags:** plasma-diagnostics, plasma-physics, interferometry, thomson-scattering, fusion-energy ### 4. Introduction to Relativity and Spacetime Physics (MIT 8.033) **Author:** Scott Hughes A thorough treatment of special relativity with an introduction to the core ideas of general relativity, pitched at sophomores after first-year physics. Detailed prose lecture notes that read as an open textbook teach spacetime diagrams, four-vectors, relativistic dynamics and curved spacetime. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-033-introduction-to-relativity-and-spacetime-physics-fall-2024/ **Tags:** special-relativity, spacetime-diagrams, four-vectors, relativistic-dynamics, general-relativity ### 5. Electromagnetics and Applications (MIT 6.013) **Author:** David Staelin 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. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-013-electromagnetics-and-applications-spring-2009/ **Tags:** maxwells-equations, transmission-lines, antennas, waveguides, electromagnetic-waves ### 6. Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies (MIT 2.997) **Author:** Gang Chen Nine recorded graduate lectures with slides on solid-state conversion of heat and sunlight to electricity: thermoelectric materials and devices, thermionic converters, photovoltaics, solar thermal collectors, solar thermophotovoltaics and spectral control. Prepares learners to analyze the principles and efficiency limits of these technologies. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-997-direct-solar-thermal-to-electrical-energy-conversion-technologies-fall-2009/ **Tags:** thermoelectrics, thermionic-conversion, photovoltaics, solar-thermal, thermophotovoltaics ### 7. Optics (MIT 2.71) **Author:** Nicholas X. Fang Geometrical optics (ray tracing, aberrations, lens design, stops, radiometry) and wave optics (polarization, interference, waveguides, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, image formation, resolution). Lecture notes, problem sets and exams with solutions teach the analytical and numerical tools used in optical design. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-71-optics-spring-2014/ **Tags:** geometrical-optics, wave-optics, lens-design, diffraction, imaging-systems ### 8. Physics III: Vibrations and Waves (MIT 8.03SC) **Author:** Yen-Jie Lee Damped and driven oscillators, coupled oscillators and normal modes, mechanical and sound waves, electromagnetic waves, polarization, interference, diffraction and gravitational waves. 35 lecture videos, lecture notes, problem sets, and exams with solutions build the mathematical tools to analyze wave phenomena across physical systems. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-03sc-physics-iii-vibrations-and-waves-fall-2016/ **Tags:** oscillators, normal-modes, wave-equation, electromagnetic-waves, interference, diffraction --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/electromagnetism