431-329 Electromagnetics

431-201 Engineering Analysis A (prior to 2001, 421-204 Engineering Analysis A) or equivalent, 431-202 Engineering Analysis B (prior to 2001, 421-205 Engineering Analysis B) or equivalent and 640-142 Physics 1B or equivalent.

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 time-varying situations; understand the behaviour of transmission lines and free space propagation of electromagnetic fields when transmitting and processing high speed signals; and be able to measure, analyse, and design a variety of electrical transmission networks in the frequency and time domains using combinations of transmission lines, lumped and active networks.

Topics include Maxwell's equations, electric and magnetic fields in free and material space, electric scalar and magnetic potentials, numerical computation of fields, time-varying electromagnetic (EM) fields in material media, plane wave propagation of EM fields, interface phenomena, general lossy transmission lines in both time and frequency domains, application distributed circuits, matching techniques, Smith Chart, scattering parameters, coupled-lines and directional coupler, and introduction to microstrip and stripline.

One written examination not exceeding three hours, practice classes, tests, assignments, laboratory reports and project reports, not exceeding 20 pages. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of the semester.