Sept. 4, 2006
ECE 230 - Electromagnetic Waves
Fall 2006
Course Description:
TEM waves in transmission line structures, transient and steady state solutions.
Applications in digital circuits and in communication networks. Maxwell's equations and
wave equation in homogeneous media. Plane waves in homogenous loss-less and lowloss media. Linear and circular polarization. Wave propagation in lossy/conducting media
and skin effect. Dipole radiation, transceiver and receiver antennas, and antenna arrays.
Satellite communications and fiber optical communications. Quantum communications
and quantum cryptography. Laboratory and RF equipment.
Prerequisites: MTH 163, MTH164, PHY122 ECE113.
4-credit course: 4 engineering science credits, 0 design credits.
Instructor:
Professor Roman Sobolewski
CSB 410; phone: 275 1551, e-mail: roman.sobolewski@rochester.edu
Office hours: Wed. 1:00 – 2:00 PM or by appointment.
Teaching Assistants:
Yu Song - RECITATION
HPN 343; e-mail: yusong@ece.rochester.edu
Office hours: Wed. 3:00 – 4:00 PM or by appointment.
Jie Zhang – LABS LEADER
CSB 418; e-mail: zhangj@ece.rochester.edu
Office hours: during labs or by appointment.
Ryan Aures – LABS (50% of time)
e-mail: aures@ece.rochester.edu
Office hours: during labs or by appointment.
Xiang Yu – LABS (50% of time)
e-mail: xiyu@ece.rochester.edu
Office hours: during labs or by appointment.
Main Textbook (required):
F. T. Ulaby, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, Prentice Hall, 5th Ed., 2006.
Optional Textbook (alternative):
F. T. Ulaby, Electromagnetics for Engineers, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2005 Ed.
Supplementary Textbook:
C. R. Paul, Electromagnetics for Engineers (With Applications to Digital Systems and
Electromagnetic Interference), Willey, 2004.
Lectures:
Tuesday and Thursday – 9:40 AM - 10:55 AM, GAV310.
Lecture notes are posted on the ECE230 Course Resource and Reserves.
Recitations:
Tuesday – 3:25 PM – 4:40 PM, GAV310.
Recitations will be devoted to numerical problems, illustrating the main concepts
discussed in class and to the extensive review of homework problems. They also cover in
depth auxiliary material, such, e.g., phasors, vector calculus, etc.
Participation is not mandatory, but HIGHLY recommended (will cut your work on
homework roughly in half :-))
Laboratories:
Monday and Wednesday – 4:50 PM – 7:30 PM, CSB505.
Three prelabs and three lab sessions per student team. Lab. reports are due before the next
prelab. Lab assignments are integral to the course, so you should anticipate questions
based upon them on the exam.
Lab and prelab participation is mandatory (attendance will be taken). Failure to
complete the ECE230 lab results in the automatic "F" grade.
Homework:
Approximately every week, due on Thursday at lecture (total of 10 assignments, lowest
grade will be dropped). Homework solutions will be posted on the ECE230 Library Web
Site (Electronic Reserve System). Late homework will not be graded.
Project:
One independent computer/web-based project. The Project details will be distributed in
October. The project will be due before the end on the semester. Lab TAs will supervise
the project and they will be available for help.
Exams:
There will be one in-class midterm, scheduled for October 26. The final exam will be
scheduled by Registrar during the Final Exam Session.
Final Grade:
Will be computed on the following basis:
Homework
Labs
Project
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
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15%
20%
10%
25%
30%
Other:
Class electronic ECE230 Mailing List will be set up. To send a message to everyone on
the ECE230 list, send e-mail to ece230@mail.rochester.edu.
Class web sites:
http://www.ece.rochester.edu/courses/ECE230
UR Course Resources and Reserves – look under ECE230 or Sobolewski
For the Record:
If serious illness prevents you from handing in an assignment on time, taking an exam, or
doing a laboratory, please contact Prof. Sobolewski as soon as possible to arrange a
makeup.
All work handed in for grading is accepted with the implied representation that it has
been performed and written up by the person whose name appears on the paper. All
applicable university policies concerning academic honesty will be strictly observed in
this course.
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