Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Rojas-Teran 3/05

711 Radiation from Antennas

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Dipole, loop, aperture, reflector, lens, surface wave, and other antennas; array theory; radiation resistance, directivity, and

input impedance.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Wi Qtr. 3 U G 3 cl.

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: 312 or equiv or grad standing.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, vector potentials

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

815, 910

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

Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd Ed. C. Balanis Wiley

ISBN: 047166782X

References (supplemental reading)

[1] C.A. Balanis, Antenna Theory, Analysis and Design, J. Wiley, 1982.

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Students will become familiar with basic antenna parameters. (Criterion 3(a))

2. Students will become familiar with radiation pattern calculations. (Criterion 3(a))

3. Students will become familiar with impedance matching of antennas. (Criterion 3(a))

4. Students will become familiar with characterization of simple antennas and arrays. (Criterion 3(a))

5. Students will become familiar with use of computers to solve simple antenna problems. (Criterion 3(k))

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Basic antenna parameters (6)

Radiation pattern calculations (8)

Impedance matching of antennas (6)

Characterization of simple antennas and arrays (9)

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

3 cl.

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