Course Overview
This is a refresher course in electromagnetism consisting of tutorials and examinations to prepare candidates for the National Examinations 98-Elec-A7 Electromagnetics. The course begins with coverage of electrostatics and magnetostatics and follows with mathematical descriptions of time-varying fields, induction and Maxwell's equations. Free space and guided wave propagation are also covered. Finally, transmission lines and impedance transformations as well as antenna theory and radiation are described in detail, with applications.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain and apply Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, Poisson's and Laplace's equations to determine electric field and potential, and electric flux density and displacement.
- Calculate capacitance, resistance and power.
- Determine magnetic fields of electric currents.
- Solve curl problems.
- Apply Ohm's, Joules's, Ampere's, Faraday's, Lenz's, Gauss's laws to solve problems.
- Apply Maxell's equations.
- Derive equations for the characteristic impedance and propagation constant for transmission lines.
- Perform impedance matching.
- Apply field theory for propagation in a transmission line.
- Apply transmission line impedance formulae for energy, power, reflection coefficient and VSWR.
- Derive impedance transformation formula for a transmission line.
- Calculate transients on transmission lines and draw a bounce diagram.
- Solve space wave propagation, attenuation, polarization, reflection and refraction problems.
- Solve basic antenna problems.
- Calculate modes in a waveguide and solve waveguide propagation.
Effective as of Fall 2006
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