| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Johnson | February 18, 2004 |
| | 816 | Electromagnetic Scattering from Random Media and Rough Surfaces |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Analytical theories of scattering from statistically described media; independent scattering, radiative transfer, and analytical |
| | wave theory. Physical optics and perturbation theories of rough surface scattering. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Sp Qtr (odd years). | 3 | G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 810. Not open to students with credit for 894J. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Exposure to electromagnetics and probability theory at graduate or undergraduate levels, including radiation theory. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media, 1999 | Ishimaru | Wiley |
| | ISBN: 0-7803-4717-X |
| | (Wiley-IEEE) |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing, by Tsang, Kong, and Shin, Wiley, 1985. |
| | [2] Microwave Remote Sensing: Active and Passive, by Ulaby, Moore, and Fung, vols 1-3, 1986. |
| | [3] Probability, Random Processes, and Estimation Theory, Stark and Woods, Prentice-Hall, 1994. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students will gain experience in applying and understanding the limitations of random medium theory in remote sensing, |
| | propagation, and radar applications. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 2. Students will gain experience in writing and computer programming through a course computer project and written report |
| | studying random medium theory. (Criteria 3(g),(k)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Introduction and review of probability theory (6) |
| | Independent scattering theory (5) |
| | Radiative Transfer theory (5) |
| | Continuous random medium theory (5) |
| | Surface scattering theories (5) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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