MATE 4190: Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
(Dual-listed with MSE 5190/ EE 5190).
(Cross-listed with EE 4190).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: EE 3110 or MATE 3170 or PHYS 3640
Magnetic fields, flux density and magnetization. Magnetic materials, magnetic measurements. Magnetic properties of materials. Domains, domain walls, domain processes, magnetization curves and hysteresis. Types of magnetic order, magnetic phases and critical phenome. Magnetic moments of electrons, theory of electron magnetism. Technological application, soft magnetic materials for electromagnets, hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets, magnetic recording technology, magnetic measurements of properties for materials evaluation. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)