A DC motor operates by converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. When a current-carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, it experiences a mechanical force according to Fleming's Left Hand Rule. This twisting force is called torque. During motoring action, torque causes the armature to rotate. During generating action, a back EMF is induced in the armature windings opposing the applied current, according to Faraday's law of induction. The document defines back EMF and provides the torque equation for a DC motor. It also lists the contents to be covered, which include the principle of operation, back EMF, and torque equation.