The finite element method magnetics (FEMM) freeware package: May it serve as an educational tool in teaching electromagnetics?

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-36

  Baltzis, Konstantinos B ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Educational tool; Electromagnetics; Finite element method; Learning preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249112825     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10639-008-9082-8     Document Type: Article

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