Spring 2013
Course
Description and Objectives:
This course is intended to
develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic fields,
with an emphasis on wave propagation.
Topics covered include: guided waves in
transmission lines and smith charts; vector
calculus; field of charge distribution; electrostatics; magnetostatics;
Maxwell’s Equations for time-varying fields: traveling waves and phasors; plane-waves propagation; wave polarization; wave reflection,
transmission and refraction at media interface; geometric optics; radiation and
antennas.
The
course grade will be determined as follows:
|
Quizzes |
15 |
|
Test
I |
25 |
|
Test
II |
30 |
|
Test
III |
30 |
Your total points will be
curved (upwards) at the end of semester.
Homework and
Quizzes:
- Homework with
their solutions are posted on the course website. Each homework has an assigned deadline. Following the
deadline, quizzes may be given in the class.
- Three lowest quiz-grads
will be dropped at the end of semester in averaging your final grade.
Tests:
- Tests and quizzes
are closed book exams.
- Computers or
wireless calculators are not allowed to be used for the tests (see NCEES
policy).
- 80% of the
problems in your tests and quizzes are repetition of your homework assignments.
20% of the problems in your test and quizzes are repetition of the problems solved
during the lectures and recitations.
- It is required to have your student ID for the test.
-If you have any problems with quizzes and test grades, you should contact your TA within one week after you receive your grade. No grade changes will be accepted after that date.
A uniform policy is essential if all students
are to be treated equally. The policies described here will be applied
uniformly to all students. Students requesting an exception to any policy
should understand that an exception given to one student has to be made
available to all students. Exceptions for reason of serious illness
appropriately documented by a physical or health clinic staff member or death
in the immediate family will of course be allowed. However, car problems, job
problems, exams in other courses, student activities, etc., will not be cause
for an exception.
BOOK: Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Eric Michielssen and Umberto Ravaioli,
Prentice Hall, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-213931-1.