ES 430
Electromagnetic Theory & Applications
Saeid Rahimi, Ph. D.
Spring 2016
Lecture: MW 2:30 – 3:45 PM
Room: Salazar 2001
Office Hours: MW 1:00 – 2:00 PM; Th 3:00 – 4:00 PM, and by appointment
Office: Salazar 2008B; Phone: (707) 664-3390; Email: rahimi at sonoma dot edu
Course Catalogue Description: ES 430: Electromagnetic Theory &
Applications (3 units)
Lecture, 3 hours. Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electric currents, electromagnetic induction,
electric and magnetic fields in matter, Maxwell's equations, retarded potentials radiation reaction,
light emission, simple scattering and antenna theory, properties of waveguides, relativistic
formulation of electrodynamics, Fourier decomposition of fields.
Prerequisites: ES 220, MATH 241 and MATH 261, or by the consent of the instructor.
Textbook: “Fundamental of Applied Electromagnetics”, 6th edition by Ulaby, Michielssen,
and Ravaioli (2010, Prentice Hall/ Pearson).
The text includes a student CD which includes exercise solutions, CD modules, some solved
problems, text figures and useful charts. An online version of the CD may be found at
http://em.eecs.umich.edu/ . There is quite a large number of references and resources for this subject. SSU library offers
many elementary and advanced books on electromagnetism. Specific references and resources
(including applets, and Youtube videos) related to each topic will be provided during the
semester.
Grading Policy: 10% Quizzes and attendance, 20% Homework, 20% Test 1, 20% Test 2,
30% Final Test
Homework Policy: Homework assignments are given weekly and are due one week after the
assignment. Graded homework will be returned to students within the week after they are
handed in. Late homework will not be accepted.
Quiz and attendance Policy: Occasionally in the beginning of the session a 5-min quiz
covering the general outlines of the lecture in the previous session will be given. These quizzes
are to ensure that students review the material before attending the class. No make-up quiz
1 will be given. Attendance will be checked periodically. Students should inform the instructor
if they have to miss any lectures.
Grading Policy: The dates of the tests are specified in the table below. It is important that
students take the tests as scheduled. Make-up test is only allowed for students who have
serious and compelling reasons for their absence. Supporting documents will be required for
the reasons for student’s absence.
Cheating & Plagiarism Policy: The university policy on cheating and plagiarism will be
strictly enforced in this course. Students are strongly advised to look up the details at the
following university site: http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/cheating_plagiarism.htm .
Students are strongly advised against copying homework from anyone or anywhere!
2 Lecture Topics and Schedule
Lecture Topics
Jan 25, 27
Feb 1, 3, 8, 10, 15,
17, 22, 24, 29
Ch.1 Introduction
Ch.2 Transmission Lines
Feb 29
Ch.3 Vector Analysis
Wed March 2
Test 1 : Chapters 1, 2
Mar 7
Ch.3 Vector Analysis
Mar 9
Ch. 4 Electrostatics
March 14, 18
Spring Break
Mar 21, 23
Ch.4 Electrostatics
Mar 28, 30
Ch. 5 Magnetostatics
April 4
Wed April 6
Ch. 6 Time-varying Fields, Maxwell’s Equations
Test 2 : Chapters 3, 4, 5
April 11, 13, 18
Ch.6 Time-Varying Fields, Maxwell’s Equations
April 20, 25, 27
Ch.7 Plane-Wave Propagation
May 2, 4
Ch.8 Wave Reflection and Transmission
May 9, 11
Ch.9 Radiation and Antennas
Monday May 16
Final Test: 30% chapters 1-5 and topics covered after April 6
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