Course Description: Emphasis is on the fundamental equations and their physical meaning, the principal mathematical techniques, and the important engineering applications.

Course Objectives: Physical understanding of the basic electromagnetic phenomena and of the fundamental electromagnetic laws which describe them. Working knowledge of the advanced mathematical techniques and theorems for obtaining the solutions in unbounded media and for boundary-value problems. Examination of important electrodynamic applications. Emphasis on wave propagation (uniform plane waves, cylindrical and spherical waves, reflection and transmission, transmission lines and waveguides, radiation and scattering).

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

Fundamental relations for electromagnetics:

Maxwell's equations (integral form, differential form and boundary conditions). Constitutive parameters and relations. Power and energy. Poynting's theorem. Time-harmonic electromagnetic fields.

Electrical properties of matter:

Permittivity, permeability and conductivity. Complex permittivity and Kramers-Kronig relations. Anistropic media.

Wave equations and their solutions:

Complete wave equations and Helmholtz's equations for lossless and lossy media. Time and frequency domain solutions. Method of separation of variables and application to the rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems.

Uniform plane wave propagation and polarization:

Propagation in unbounded lossless or lossy media. Wave impedance. Phase and group velocities. Power and energy densities. Polarization. Poincare sphere.

Reflection and Transmission:

Normal and oblique incidence. Total transmission and total reflection. Lossy media.

Multiple interfaces. Dielectric filters.

Potentials, modes and radiation:

T.E.M.modes for transmission lines, T.M. and T.E. modes for rectangular and cylindrical waveguides and resonators. Radiation, linear antennas, and phased arrays. Introduction to scattering.

Electromagnetic theorems and principles:

Duality, Loop antennas. Uniqueness, Images.

Course Requirements:

Homework: About eight assignments with 1.5 to 2 weeks to do each

Examinations: One midterm examination (1 hour) and one final examination (2 hours)

Computer Languages: Matlab or Mathematica or MathCAD

Computer Facilities: None

Laboratory: None

Project: None

Notes:

Delivery charge: VHS Tape duplication and delivery - $400 billed by Northeastern University.

Degree Applicability:

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

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NTU Semester Credit Hours: 4
Number of Lecture Hours: 28 (100 minute) lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Monday/Wednesday

Contributing Scholar:
Dr. Philip E. Serafim
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue, 424 Dana Research Bldg
Boston, MA   02115
Phone: 617-373-2063

Fax: 617-373-5625
serafim@ece.neu.edu

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Academic/Administrative Contact:  
Ms. Linda Alosso
Phone: 617-373-5621
          617-373-5621 Fax: 617-373-8574
l.alosso@neu.edu


Prerequisites: An introductory level course in electromagnetic theory.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, C. A. Balanis, Wiley, 1989, ISBN 0471621943.