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 431-206 Fields and Transmission Lines 2

Credit Points

7.1

Prerequisites

431-103 Electrical Engineering 1 and 640-006 Physics 1B or 640-122 Physics (Advanced) or 640-142 Physics

Corequisites

421-205 Mathematics for Engineers 2.2 or 618-232 Vector Analysis

Semester

2

Contact

24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials and project work

Subject Description

On completion of this subject, students should; appreciate the role of Maxwell's equations as a fundamental description of electromagnetic phenomena; understand the use of Maxwell's equations; be able to analyse and compute electromagnetic fields for static and simple time-varying situations; be able to analyse the operation of lossless transmission lines.

The content includes; Maxwell's equations. Electric and magnetic fields in conductors and magnetic materials. Electric scalar and magnetic potentials. Numerical computation of electromagnetic fields. Time varying fields in material media. Plane wave propagation of electromagnetic fields, interface phenomena. Power density. Lossless transmission lines. Optical fibre transmission.

Assessment

One written examination not exceeding three-hours; practice classes, tests, assignments and project reports, not exceeding 20 pages



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