EE330: Electromagnetic Fields and Waves Instructor: Dr Mumtaz
Sheikh Year: 2010-11 Office: 211 (SSE Bldg) Email:
[email protected] Semester: Fall Office Hours: TBA
Category: Undergrad Course Code: EE330 Course Title:
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves Credits: 4
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Description: This course extends the concepts of static electric
and magnetic fields to time-varying fields that
give rise to electromagnetic waves. Maxwells equations are
presented as mathematical
description of laws governing these waves. Propagation of
electromagnetic waves through
different types of media and their behavior at interfaces is
explored. Transmission lines are
introduced as guiding structures for the propagation of
electromagnetic waves. Finally, antennas
are described as means of transmitting and receiving
electromagnetic radiation directly through
space.
Course Status: Required for EE and Physics majors.
Pre-requisites: Electricity and Magnetism, Introduction to
Differential Equations.
Text book: Electromagnetic Waves by D. H. Staelin, A. W.
Morgenthaler, J. A. Kong.
Supplementary texts: Introduction to Electrodynamics by D. J.
Griffiths
Field and Wave Electromagnetics by D. K. Cheng
Lectures and Examinations: Two weekly lectures, each of 75
minutes duration
One recitation per week, 50 minutes
Class Quizzes
One in-class midterm examination
Comprehensive final examination
Home works
Grading Scheme: Quizzes 15%
Homeworks 10%
Midterm 35%
Final 40%
Tentative Course Schedule & Topics:
Week No. Topics
1 & 2 Review of electrostatics and magnetostatics
3 & 4 Maxwells Equations, Wave Equation, Plane Waves,
Time-harmonic fields,
Polarization, Poynting Theorem
5 & 6 Radiation; Dynamic Currents and Charges, Hertzian
Dipoles, Vector potentials
7 EM waves matter interaction; Polarizable media, Lossy media,
Dispersive media,
Phase and group velocities
8 Review and Mid-term
9 & 10 Wave Propagation, Boundary conditions, Reflection and
transmission of plane
waves at normal and oblique incidence
11 & 12 Transmission Lines, Parallel-plate lines, Coaxial
Cable, Time-domain analysis,
Impedance, Reflection and Transmission, Gamma Planes, Smith
Charts
13 & 14 Simple Dipole Antennas, Dipole Arrays, Long-wire
antennas, Aperture Antennas
15 Final Exam
