Course Description: Mathematical and computational treatment of fundamental electromagnetic theory, with applications to microwave engineering, photonics, and semiconductor design. Topics to be covered include energy and power; Laplace and Poisson equations; wave equation including reflection, refraction, and diffraction; and classical electromagnetic radiation at macroscopic and microscopic levels.

Course Objectives: Provide the basic analytical and computational tools required for the analysis of fundamental electromagnetic principles, with applications to microwave engineering, photonics, and semiconductor device theory.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

Introduction: Review of basic field concepts, Maxwell's equations.

Static fields: Field calculation from source distributions (Coulomb and Biot-Savart laws), potential, energy storage. Laplace and Poisson equations, boundary value problems. P-N junctions.

Dynamic fields: Review of phasor notation, power flow. Derivation of wave equation. Plane wave propagation, reflection refraction, diffraction. Group velocity. Dispersion.

Radiation: Charge acceleration, potential and field, macroscopic and microscopic dipole radiators. Integration of current distributions.

Material will be taken from both Part 1 (Fundamental Elements) and Part 2 (Applied Elements) of the text. Supplemental material will also be taken from other sources.

Course Requirements:

The final grade will be based on three one-hour exams, three or four computer projects, and a final The final will count the same as two one-hour exams. The final grading scale will be determined at the end of the semester.

Homework: Homework problems will not be collected for credit. However, relevant homework problems will be distributed throughout the semester with final answers (but not solutions!) made available. Time will be available during lecture to answer any homework questions. It is the responsibility of the student to work on the problems distributed to stay current with the course material.

Examinations: 3 1-hour exams, and 1 final.

Computer Language(s): The projects will involve developing straightforward computer programs to numerically implement some of the mathematical concepts covered in the lecture. The goal of the projects is to provide additional insight to the behavior of electromagnetic fields in real-world applications, not to produce experts in computational electromagnetics. The projects will require basic programming skills in high-level language (e.g. Matlab, C++, Fortran)

Project: There will be 3-4 computer projects. The projects will involve developing straightforward computer programs to numerically implement some of the mathematical concepts covered in the lecture. The goal of the projects is to provide additional insight to the behavior of electromagnetic fields in real-world applications, not to produce experts in computational electromagnetics. The projects will require basic programming skills in high-level language (e.g. Matlab, C++, Fortran)

Notes:

This course may not be included in an NTU Master's Degree Program.

Degree Applicability:

CE[NA]	CH[NA]	CS[NA]	EE[NA]	EM[NA]	ESM[NA]	MAT[NA]
MBA[NA]	ME[NA]	MES[NA]	MSE[NA]	SE[NA]	SY[NA]

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NTU Semester Credit Hours: 3
Number of Lecture Hours: 45 (50 minute) lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Monday/Wednesday/Friday

Contributing Scholar:
James West
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Oklahoma State University
202 Engineering South
Stillwater, OK   74078
Phone: 405-744-5151

Fax: 405-744-5033
jwest@okstate.edu

Note: Contributing Scholars are responsible for the design, organization, content, and presentation of NTU courses. Online classroom management, student management, and other matters related to academic administration of courses are the responsibility of support "Faculty". Either person is often called "Instructor". To identify and differentiate between these roles, we use the terms "Contributing Scholar" and "Faculty".

Academic/Administrative Contact:  
Ms. Laura Gann
Phone: 405-744-9227
Fax: 405-744-5033
laugann@okstate.edu


Prerequisites: Introductory electromagnetics.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics, N. N. Rao, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0131139614.
2.	Optional: "Electromagnetics with Applications," J. D. Kraus and D. A. Fleisch, McGraw-Hill, 5th edition, 1999; "Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics," Ulaby, Prentice Hall, 2001; "Engineering Electromagnetics," W. H. Hayt, and J. A. Buck, McGraw-Hill, 6th edition, 2001.