EE 3601 Transmission Lines
Catalog Description: (3 cr; prerequisite-EE2011, [Math 2243, Math 2373, or Math 2573], Phys 1302 or Phys 1402)
This course will describe the properties of transmission lines, antennas, and electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic waves in unbounded space and cavities, including radiation theory.
Instructor: Randall Victora Rm 6-157 EE/CSci Building
Tel: 625-1825 email:
Office Hours: Mon: 3:35-4:25, Tue. 1:30-2:30
Teaching Assistants: Liang Tu Rm. 6-147D EE/CSci Building
Tel: 626-1591 email:
Office Hours: Wed. 3:30-4:30, Fri. 11:00-12:00
The course will meet MWF 9:05-9:55 in EE/CSci 3-210.
Text: Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, F.T. Ulaby, Fifth Edition
Course Outline:
1. Transmission Lines: time and frequency behavior (8 lectures) Chap. 2
2. Review of Vector Calculus (1 lecture) Chap. 3
3. Electrostatics including scaler potential and capacitance (5 lectures) Chap. 4
4. Magnetostatics including Biot-Savart Law and Inductance (7 lectures) Chap. 5
5. Maxwell’s Equations including boundary conditions (3 lecture) Chap. 6
6. Plane Wave Propagation (4 lectures) Chap. 7
7. Reflection of Plane Waves including oblique incidence(4 lectures) Chap. 8
8. Metallic Waveguide, including parallel plate modes (4 lectures)
9. Radiation, Transmission Loss, Radar (4 lectures) Chap. 9,10
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Expectations: For a 3 credit undergraduate course such as this, an average student will require 9 hours of learning effort per week to obtain an average grade.
Assignments will be posted on the class web page (www.ece.umn.edu) only.
Late assignments will receive a reduction of 25% of the maximum possible score for each day they are late, except for documented emergencies and illnesses (note from doctor is required.)
Any questions about grading must be brought to the attention of your TA or instructor within one week after the item in question is returned.
You are encouraged to discuss assignments with your fellow students, but final solution must be done individually.
Grading:
Assignments: 20%
Mid-Semester Exams: Wed. February 25, 2009 20%
Wed. April 8, 2009 20%
Final Examination: Sat. May 16, 2009 at 10:30 40%