ECE 513/PHYS513: Applied Electromagnetic Theory
Fall
2003, STI: Room 310
Tuesday
Course
Description:
Almost all modern communication systems rely on information
transfer via electromagnetic waves, for example, cellular networks, cable TV,
satellite, radio, fiber optic networks, etc. This course covers the
fundamentals of electromagnetic wave theory with an emphasis on applications to
transmission lines, antennas, waveguides, and resonators. The relevant
parts of the prescribed textbook will be followed closely.
Prerequisites: ECE 305, PHYS
305, or an equivalent introductory-level course on EM theory.
Who should take
the course:
The course is intended for students majoring in Electrical
and Computer Engineering or Physics at the senior undergraduate or introductory
graduate level. The course will also count for credit in the M.S.
in Telecommunications program. The course is also suitable for
practitioners in the field of communications who wish to gain a deeper
understanding of the physical principles underlying modern communication
systems based on electromagnetic waves.
Textbook: Fields and
Waves in Communication Electronics, 3rd ed.
by S. Ramo, J.R. Whinnery, and T. Van Duzer,
Wiley, 1994. ISBN 04715885513
Useful references:
1. Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd
ed. by J.D. Jackson, Wiley, 1988. ISBN: 047130932X
2. Electricity
and Magnetism (2nd ed.), by E.M.
Purcell, McGraw Hill, 1985. ISBN: 0-07-004908-4
3. Schaum's
outline of theory and problems of electromagnetism by J. Edminister,
McGraw Hill, 1979. ISBN: 0070189900
4. Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics
2001 Media Edition (With CD-ROM)
by Fawwaz Ulaby , 2001, ISBN: 0130329312
Instructor: Dr. George Wu
Phone: 703-265-7284
Email: yunqing_wu@yahoo.com
Grading: Homework
= 30%, Mid-term = 30%, Final Exam = 40%.
Exams: The exams
are closed-book, but you are allowed to bring in one hand-written sheet
(8.5" x 11") of paper with notes. After the exam, the exam
questions will be re-distributed and students will be allowed to redo the exam
at home for the next week. The average of the two exams will then be
taken with a weight of 2/3 on the in-class exam and 1/3 on the take-home
exam. Students may choose not to redo the exam, in which case the exam
grade will be based solely on their in-class exam.
Final
Exam:
Schedule:
Sept. 2 Stationary Electric Fields (Chapter 1)
Sep. 9 Stationary Magnetic Fields (Chapter 2)
Sep. 16 Maxwell's Equations (Chapter 3)
Sep. 23 Maxwell's
Equations (Chapter 3)
Sep. 30 Transmission
Lines (Chapter 5)
Oct. 7 Transmission
Lines (Chapter 5)
Oct. 14 Plane-wave
Propagation (Chapter 6)
Oct. 21 Mid-term
Exam
Oct. 28 Waveguides
(Chapters 7, 8)
Nov. 4 Waveguides
(Chapters 7, 8)
Nov. 11 Resonators
(Chapter 10)
Nov. 18 Radiation
and Antennas (Chapter 12)
Nov. 25 Radiation
and Antennas (Chapter 12)
Dec. 2 Review
Dec. 9 Final Exam, in class
Homework Assignments:
Notice that the number of the problem
corresponds to the same number chapter and section in the book, so problem 1.2f
relates to material from chapter 1 section 2, etc.
Ch1 Problems: 1.2f, 1.4a, 1.10b, 1.11e
Ch2 Problems: 1.18e, 2.3b, 2.4b, 2.13a
Ch2/3 Problems: 2.6a, 2.12d, 2.13a, 3.2b, 3.3g
Ch3 Problems: 3.7b, 3.9c, 3.11a, 3.13b
Ch5 Problems: 3.18b, 5.2a, 5.4b, 5.7b, 5.7f
Ch5 Problems: 5.10b, 5.10e, 5.16a
Ch7/8 Problems: 7.9a 8.2a, 8.3b, 8.7a, 8.8d
Ch10 Problems: 8.9b, 10.3a, 10.4a
Ch12 Problems: 12.3f, 12.5b, 12.6b, 12.9a, 12.30a
Homework
Policy:
Homework is due at the beginning of the next class.
The solution sheets will be passed on the day homework is due. No late homework
will be accepted unless you get email permission for emergency from the
professor before the due date. The lowest two homework grades will be dropped.