Course Meeting Times
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Course Requirements
Students taking this course are required to complete ten homework assignments and two quizzes. In-class demonstrations will be used to reinforce concepts covered in class. Reading assignments will be taken from the textbook:
Kong, J. A. Electromagnetic Wave Theory. Cambridge, MA: EMW, 2005. ISBN: 0966814398.
Late Homework Policy
Homeworks are due in Thursday lectures. The following describes the percentage of credit that will be given for late homework:
- Turned in by Thursday 5pm: 100% (homework box in the class)
- Turned in between Thursday 5pm and Friday 9am: 50%
- Turned in after Friday 9am: 25% (given to TA)
Special cases should be discussed with your TA (preferably before the homework is officially due).
Grading
The final grade will be calculated based on the following weights:
| ACTIVITIES | PERCENTAGES |
|---|---|
| Problem Sets | 34% |
| Quiz 1 | 33% |
| Quiz 2 | 33% |
Calendar
| WEEK # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxwell Equations in Free Space (I) | Problem set 1 out |
| 2 |
Maxwell Equations in Free Space (II) Polarization |
Problem set 1 due Problem set 2 out |
| 3 |
Lorentz Force Law Hertzian Waves (I) |
Problem set 2 due Problem set 3 out |
| 4 |
Hertzian Waves (II) Boundary Conditions |
Problem set 3 due Problem set 4 out |
| 5 |
Transmission Line Theory Transients on Transmission Lines |
Problem set 4 due Problem set 5 out |
| 6 |
Normal Modes on Transmission Lines Phase Matching |
Problem set 5 due |
| 7 | Reflection and Transmission at a Plane Boundary (I) | Problem set 6 out |
| Quiz 1 | ||
| 8 |
Reflection and Transmission at a Plane Boundary (II) Dielectric Waveguide |
Problem set 6 due Problem set 7 out |
| 9 | Parallel Plate Waveguide |
Problem set 7 due Problem set 8 out |
| 10 |
Rectangular Waveguide Waves in Media |
Problem set 8 due Problem set 9 out |
| 11 | Sinusoidal Steady State Transmission Lines (I) |
Problem set 9 due Problem set 10 out |
| 12 | Sinusoidal Steady State Transmission Lines (II) | Problem set 10 due |
| 13 | Lumped Element Transmission Lines | |
| 14 | Transmission Line Modeling | |
| Quiz 2 |