Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE 340 Electromagnetics
Fall Semester 2015
Syllabus
DESCRIPTION:
Vector analysis, time-harmonic fields, Maxwell equations, electromagnetic wave propagation,
transmission lines, waveguides, antennas
PREREQUISITES:
PHYS 211b, PHYS 212b, ECE 211.
TEXTBOOK:
1. Class Notes, by Course Instructor, Dr. Xin Wang (to be handed out in installments in class)
REFERENCES:
1. Engineering Electromagnetics, W. H. Hayt, J. A. Buck, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill
2. Selected IEEE Transactions and Conference Papers
INSTRUCTOR:
Professor: Xin Wang, PhD
Phone: 618-650-3634
Office: EB 3041
Email: xwang@siue.edu
Office Hours: To be posted near instructor’s office door, and to be announced in class, as well as given
to students in a separate handout
Tentative Outline
1. Vector Analysis and Vector Calculus
a) Review of Scalars and Vectors
b) Review of Vector Algebra
c) Vector Addition, Dot Product, Cross Product
2. Coulomb’s Law and Electric Field Intensity
a) The Experimental Law of Coulomb
b) Electric Field Intensity, Voltage
c) Field of a Line Charge, Sheet Charge
3. Electric Flux Density, Gauss’ Law and Divergence
a) Electric Flux Density
b) Gauss Law
c) Maxwell’s First Equation (Electrostatics)
4. Energy and Potential
a) Energy and Potential in a Moving Point Charge in an Electric Field
b) The Line Integral
c) Definition of Potential Difference and Potential
d) The Potential Field of a Point Charge, The Potential Field of a System of Charges
e) Potential Gradient
5. Conductors, Dielectric and Capacitance
a) Current and Current Density
b) Continuity of Current
c) Dielectric Materials: Nature, Boundary Conditions
d) Capacitance
e) Method of Images
6. Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equation: Uniqueness Conditions, Examples of Solutions
7. The Steady Magnetic Field
a) Biot-Savart Law
b) Ampere’s Law
c) The Scalar and Vector Magnetic Potentials
d) Derivation of the Steady Magnetic Field Law
8. Magnetic Forces, Materials and Inductance
a) Force on a Moving Charge
b) Force on a Differential Current Element
c) Force and Torque
d) Magnetic Circuit
e) Inductances and Mutual Inductances
9. Time Varying Fields and Maxwell’s Equations
a) Faraday’s Law
b) Displacement of Current
c) Maxwell’s Equations: Differential and Integral
10. Uniform Plane Wave
a) Wave Propagation in Free Space and Dielectrics
i. Free Space
ii. Dielectrics
b) The Poynting Vector and Power Considerations
c) Wave Polarization
11. Plane Waves at Boundaries and in Dispersive Media
12. Transmission Lines
a) Transmission Line Equations
b) Graphical Methods
13. Waveguides
14. Antennas
15. Summary
CLASS SCHEDULE (Tentative):
Week
Monday
1
Syllabus, Introductions
2
Curl, Divergence and Gradient
3
4
5
6
Coulomb’s Law and Electric
Field Intensity
Electric Flux Density, Gauss’s
Law
Conductors, Dielectrics and
Capacitance
Poisson’s Equation
Wednesday
Vector Analysis
And Vector Calculus
Coulomb’s Law and Electric
Field Intensity
Electric Flux Density, Gauss’s
Law
Energy and Potential
Midterm Exam 1
The Steady Magnetic Field
Assignment
Reading
HW1
Handout 1
HW2
Handout 2
HW3
Handout 3
HW4
Handout 4
HW5
Handout 5
HW6
Handout 6
7
Laplace’s Equation
The Steady Magnetic Field
8
Magnetics Forces and Torques
9
10
Time Varying Fields and
Maxwell Equations
Time Varying Fields and
Maxwell Equations
11
The Uniform Plane Wave
12
Plane Waves
13
Transmission Lines
14
Waveguides
15
Antennas
Magnetics Forces and Torques
Time Varying Fields and
Maxwell Equations
Time Varying Fields and
Maxwell Equations
Midterm Exam 2
The Uniform Plane Wave
Plane Waves
Transmission Lines
Waveguides
Review
HW7
Handout 7
HW8
Handout 8
HW9
Handout 9
HW10
HW11
HW12
HW13
HW14
HW15
Handout
10
Handout
11
Handout
12
Handout
13
Handout
14
Handout
15
SCHEDULE:
[course schedule: 2 – 3 hour lectures/week over a 15-week semester.]
[credits: 3 credits hours]
Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, 3pm-4:15pm, Engineering Building 1150, 08/24/2015-12/18/2015
CLASS POLICIES:
1. Exams are given according to the table above. No make-ups given except when advance notice is
given.
2. All midterm exams are closed book and notes
3. During quizzes and exams a calculator may be used but no computer devices with internet access.
4. All homework assignments are due according to the schedule above. A one week late homework is
accepted with a 20% penalty. One homework grade is dropped.
5. All lab assignment due according to the attached scheduled. Labs up to one week late are accepted
with a 10% Sign Off and/or 10% Report penalty.
6. Incompletes are an exception and rarely granted except in accordance to institutional policy.
7. Attendance is mandatory and the student is responsible for missed work.
8. Any student with a special needs request should contact the instructor.
9. Students should check their SIUE email and Blackboard for notices and announcements.
10. Homework will be assigned one week before the due date. Project will be assigned two weeks
before the due date.
GRADING POLICY:
Assignments Quantities
15
Homework
0
Labs
15
Quiz
0
Design
Points/unit
1.5
0
1.5
0
Total Points
22.5
0
22.5
0
Project
Midterm
Exam
Final Exam
GRADE
A
B
C
D
F
2
12.5
25
1
30
TOTAL
30
100
POINT RANGE
100 – 90
89 – 80
79 – 70
69 – 60
< 60
LAB DESCRIPTION:
There will be labs based on MATLAB and other Computer Software.
CO = Check Off Only, No Report; BR = Basic Report; FR = Final Report
LAB REPORT FORMATS:
Basic Reports (BR):
a.
Title Page (Name, Lab Number/Title, Course, Date)
b.
Objectives (Restate in your words)
c.
Design Files (Schematic, PSpice/MATLAB File, Simulation, Data Tables)
d.
Detailed Conclusions (What worked, how objectives are met, design approaches)
Final Report (FR):
a.
Title Page (Name, Lab Number/Title, Course, Date)
b.
Objectives (Restate in your words)
c.
Parts/Equipment List
d.
Brief Procedure (in steps)
e.
Design Files (Schematic, PSpice/MATLAB File, Simulation, Data Tables)
f.
Detailed Conclusions (What worked, how objectives are met, design approaches)
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES and PERFORMANCE CRITERIA:
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
I. Describe and analyze distributed systems such as transmission lines and fields
II. State several laws and principles of electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields
III. Use vector calculus and other mathematics to describe electromagnetic phenomena
IV. Name principal personages and describe the phenomena they discovered and/or the mathematics
and/or reasoning they used.
V. Solve problems in electrostatic, magnetostatic, and electromagnetic fields
VI. Describe the principles of operation of several electrical, magnetic, and electromagnetic devices
ORAL and WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Lab Reports (0), Oral Paper Presentation (0).
MATH USAGE: Integral and Differential Calculus, Complex Variables, Linear Algebra
COMPUTER USAGE:
PC: Pentium AT or Higher, 8MB, Windows 2000 or Higher
Software: Use of MATLAB/Simulink, PSpice or equivalent software for designing, modeling and
simulation will be needed by the students.
LIBRARY USAGE: Notes on Reserves (WEB Based), Blackboard Tools