Course Description: Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, displacement current, and Maxwell's equations for time-varying fields. The wave equation and the plane electromagnetic wave. Reflection and transmission from plane interfaces at normal and oblique incidence. Transmission lines under transient and sinusoidal steady-state conditions; the Smith chart. Topics in guided waves (including optical fibers), resonators, radiation, antennas, and electromagnetic interference and compatibility.

Course Objectives: To complete the student's understanding of the theory and applications of electromagnetics and transmission lines begun in BR 330-U.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

Transmission lines

Time-varying electromagnetic fields

Faraday's law

Displacement current

Maxwell's equations

Wave motion under transient and sinusoidal steady-state conditions; complex voltage and current

Wave reflections, reflection coefficient, VSWR, input impedance, Smith chart

Power flow

Dispersion, distortion

Application to communication, power, and digital systems

Electromagnetic waves

Solutions of Maxwell's equations; wave equations

Power flow, Poynting's Theorem

Reflections at normal and oblique incidence

Radiation

Applications

Course Requirements:

Homework: Problem sets

Examinations: Three one-hour exams and one final exam

Computer Facilities: Access to a PC; E-mail access

Laboratory: None

Project: Computer-based problems

Notes:

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

No tape or CD delivery available for international locations. This course is available only using video streaming over the www for students outside the United States.

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: 44 (50 minute) lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Monday/Wednesday/Friday

Contributing Scholar:
David T. Stephenson
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Iowa State University
1401 Coover
Ames, IA   50011
Phone: 515-294-2726

Fax: 515-294-2678
stephens@iastate.edu

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Academic/Administrative Contact:   TBA.

Prerequisites: BE 330-U.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Elements of Electromagnetics, M. Sadiku, 2nd ed, 1994, ISBN 0195103688.