Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Teixeira 3/05

312 Electromagnetics II

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Introduction to time varying fields including Maxwell’s Equations and plane wave propagation, reflection and transmission;

applications to antennas, guided waves, and radar and communication systems.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 3 U 3 cl.

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: 311.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Basic understanding of electrostatics, magnetostatics, and time harmonic transmission line theory.

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

517, 613, 614, 710, 711, 713, 716, 719, 723, 731, 732, 737

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, 5th Ed., 2007 Ulaby, F. Prentice-Hall

(MSH from 311)

ISBN-10: 0132413264

ISBN-13: 9780132413268

References (supplemental reading)

none

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Students will become familiar with the basic laws of time varying electromagnetic fields. (Criterion 3(a))

2. Students will become familiar with the concepts of wave propagation, polarization, attenuation, reflection, and

transmisstion. (Criterion 3(a))

3. Students will be introduced to the concept of total internal reflection and fiber optics. (Criterion 3(a))

4. Students will be introduced to the concept of waveguides including waveguide modes and cutoff. (Criteria 3(g),(k))

5. Students will be introduced to the concept of radiation and antennas. (Criterion 3(a))

6. Students will gain experience in applying these theories to realistic radar or communications sytems. (Criterion 3(e))

7. Students will gain computer programming experience through a computer project and present results either orally or

through a written report. (Criteria 3(g),(k))

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Maxwells Equations, the wave equation and plane waves (6)

Plane wave propagation, attenuation, reflection and transmission (7)

Critical angle, total internal reflection and fiber optics (2)

Waveguides, waveguide modes, and cutoff (4)

Radiation and antennas (6)

Applications to practical systems including the Friis transmission formula and the radar equation (3)

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

3 cl.

Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:16 AM

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