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Syllabus

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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:

  1. Turned in by Thursday 5pm: 100% (homework box in the class)
  2. Turned in between Thursday 5pm and Friday 9am: 50%
  3. 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:


ACTIVITIESPERCENTAGES
Problem Sets34%
Quiz 133%
Quiz 233%



Calendar



WEEK #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Maxwell 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
7Reflection 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

9Parallel Plate Waveguide

Problem set 7 due

Problem set 8 out

10

Rectangular Waveguide

Waves in Media

Problem set 8 due

Problem set 9 out

11Sinusoidal Steady State Transmission Lines (I)

Problem set 9 due

Problem set 10 out

12Sinusoidal Steady State Transmission Lines (II)Problem set 10 due
13Lumped Element Transmission Lines
14Transmission Line Modeling
Quiz 2

 








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