EE 3308 ElectromagneticsII (Fall2011)– Syllabus

Instructor: Mingyu Lu

Office:253BNedderman Hall (tel: 2-0709)

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Office hours: TuesdayandThursday,2:00 PM – 4:00PM

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Teaching assistant:Mr. Shaoshu Sha

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Office hours:Monday 3:30 - 5:30, Wednesday 2:00 - 5:00, IEEE Mentoring Office

Problem session:Friday 9:00 - 12:00, IEEE Mentoring Office (NH 132)

Textbooks: D. K. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Addison Wesley, 1989

References: N. N. Rao, Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics

F. T. Ulaby, Electromagnetics for Engineers

D. M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering

Homework:Assigned weekly, on Thursday in the class

Due one week after the assignment, at the beginning of the class

Exams:Two exams during the semester, and one comprehensive final exam.

(Dates and coverages to be announced. Based upon lectures.)

Grading:Homework 20%; Mid-term exams20% each; Final exam 40%

Tentative schedule

Week (lectures) / Lecture contents / Book chapters
1 (8/25) / Overview, vector algebra
2 (8/30 & 9/1) / Vector calculus, static electromagnetics / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
3 (9/6 & 9/8) / Maxwell’s equations / 7
4 (9/13 & 9/15) / Wave equation, boundary conditions / 7
5 (9/20 & 9/22) / Potentials, power relation / 7
6 (9/27 & 9/29) / Time-harmonic fields, phasor, simple waves / 7
7 (10/4 & 10/6) / First mid-term, plane waves / 8
8 (10/11 & 10/13) / Reflection and transmission of plane waves / 8
9 (10/18 & 10/20) / Reflection and transmission of plane waves / 8
10 (10/25 & 10/27) / Waveguiding structures / 10
11 (11/1 & 11/3) / Waveguiding structures / 10
12 (11/8 & 11/10) / Second mid-term, transmission line equations / 9
13 (11/15 & 11/17) / Infinite transmission lines / 9
14 (11/22) / Finite transmission lines, standing wave ratio / 9
15 (11/29 & 12/1) / Smith chart and impedance matching / 9
16 (12/6 & 12/8) / Antennas, review / 11
17 / Final exam

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Course Learning Objectives

Number / Course Learning Objective (CLO) / Assessment approach
1 / Understanding of the coupling between time-varying electric and magnetic fields / Exam problems
2 / Understanding of Maxwell’s equations and their relationship to circuit laws / Exam problems
3 / Understanding of the difference between waves and fields, traveling waves, and standing waves / Exam problems
4 / Understanding of properties of electromagnetic plane waves / Exam problems
5 / Understanding of the effect of medium properties upon electromagnetic waves / Exam problems
6 / Understanding and analysis of reflection and transmission of plane waves due to planar interfaces / Exam problems
7 / Understanding of basic knowledge and design procedures of waveguiding structures / Exam problems
8 / Understanding of mathematical modeling of physical waveguiding phenomena using transmission lines / Exam problems
9 / Ability to use Smith chart to analyze transmission line problems / Exam problems Demonstrations

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