| | 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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