Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor

Description: Introduces fundamentals of magnetic materials for the next-generation magnetic, nanomagnetic, and spintronics-related technologies. Includes basics of magnetism, models of the equivalent magnetic charge and current, paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials, soft and hard magnetic materials, equivalent magnetic circuits, and magnetic system design foundations.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Credit is awarded for one of the following EE 285D or EE 139.