EE 371 Engineering Electromagnetics I
Designation: Required
Catalog Description:
EE 371 Engineering Electromagnetics I (3) Transient and steady-state waves on transmission
lines. Plane wave solutions of Maxwell’s equations. Application of Maxwell’s equations under
static and time-varying conditions. Pre: 213
Credits: 3
Pre-requisites: EE 213 Basic Circuit Analysis II
Class/Lab Schedule: 3 lecture hours per week
Topics Covered:
 Distributed vs. lumped circuits (3 hours)
 Transients on transmission lines: bounce diagrams, overshoot, ringing (3 hours)
 Steady-state analysis of transmission lines: impedance matching, Smith chart (13 hours)
 Dynamic solutions of Maxwell’s Equations:
 Helmholtz wave equation and solutions (1 hour)
 Normal incidence of plane waves at planar interfaces in lossless media, and their
transmission line equivalent circuits (2 hours)
 Normal incidence of plane waves at planar interfaces in lossy media, and their
transmission line equivalent circuits (3 hours)
 Oblique incidence of plane waves at planar interfaces in lossless media, and their
transmission line equivalent circuits; Snell’s Law, evanescent waves. (4 hours)
 Static solutions of Maxwell’s Equations: Gauss’ Laws, Ampere’s Law, Faraday’s Law (8
hours)
Textbook and Other Required Materials:
“Engineering Electromagnetics” by Inan and Inan
Course Objectives and Relationship to Program Objectives:
The student should understand the difference between lumped and distributed circuit analysis,
and when each applies. The student should appreciate the wave nature of electrical signals on
transmission lines (transient and steady state) and wave propagation in material media. The
student should understand how to design impedance-matching networks, using the Smith Chart
as a primary engineering tool. For plane-wave propagation problems, the student should be able
to reduce the problem to an equivalent transmission-line circuit. Finally, the student should
appreciate static solutions of Maxwell’s Equations. [Program Objectives this course addresses:
A, C, and D.]
Course Outcomes and Their Relationship to Program Outcomes
The following are the course outcomes and the subset of Program Outcomes (numbered 1-11 in
square braces "[ ]") they address:
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Recognize general and steady-state solutions to the wave equation [1]
Generate the bounce diagram for a circuit with multiple transmission lines. [5]
Design a circuit to reduce ringing and overshoot in a high-speed logic circuit. [3,5,11]
Recognize how conformal mapping is used to generate the Smith Chart. [1]
Design impedance-matching networks using the Smith Chart. [3, 5, 11]
Apply transmission-line techniques to plane-wave propagation problems, using real-life
examples such as hyperthermic treatment of cancerous tumors, radiation hazards of antennas,
etc. [3, 5, 8, 9, 10]
Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component
Engineering topics: 100%
Computer Usage:
Freeware available on the web is used to visualize waves on transmission lines and in material
media.
Design Credits and Features:
EE 371 has 0.5 design credit. About 20% of the homework assignments and exams involve
impedance matching design in transmission-line circuit and plane-wave propagation problems.
Instructor(s): M. Iskander, W. Shiroma
Person(s) Preparing Syllabus and Date: W. Shiroma, 2/21/03
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