ECE 3105: Electromagnetic fields, Summer I, 2003
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. T.-C. Poon
Office: 641 Whittemore Hall
Office Hours: 10:45- 11:30 am M-F or by appointment via e-mail
E-mail: tcpoon@vt.edu, Phone: 231-4876
GTA: J. Kim
Office:
Office hours:
266 Whittemaore
3:00-5:00 PM on Mondays
8:20-9:20 AM on Wednesdays
4:00-6:00 PM on Thursdays
E-mail: jekim2@vt.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Transmission lines, electrostatics, magnetostatics. Prerequisites: phys 2306,
math 2224, ece 2004
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Engineering Electromagentics, 6th ed. Hayt and Buck
COURSE GRADE:
Exams ( 3 )
Homework
Final Examination (Comprehensive)
300 pts
100 pts
150 pts
Homework:
Homework will be assigned in class. All homework is due at the beginning of class 2 days later. Late
homework will not be accepted. Homework problems must be worked on standard 8 1/2 x 11 papers with
all problems neatly worked and answers clearly designated. Pages should be stapled together in the upper
left-hand corner and turned in without being folded. HOMEWORK NOT COMPLYING WILL BE
RETURNED UNGRADED.
Examination: No calculators will be allowed during exams. All grading are final. However, grading
errors will be cheerfully corrected. If you have any questions about your progress and standing in the
course, don't hesitate to ask me during my office hours.
Homework and exam solutions:
Internet will be used to distribute homework and exam solutions. The web address for the class web page is
http://www.ece.vt.edu/faculty/poon/ECE3105/
Honor system:
You may work together. However, each student must submit an individual and independent
homework solution. The GTA will check for copying/cheating. Students are advised to visit the following
Website for information regarding Honor System:
http://filebox.vt.edu/studentinfo/ugradhonor/
THE HONOR CODE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED IN THIS COURSE. HONESTY IN YOUR
ACADEMIC WORK WILL DEVELOP INTO PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY.
ECE 3105 PRELIMINARY COURSE OUTLINE
WEEKS
1.0
Exam#1
2.0
Exam#2
1.5
Exam#3
1.0
Final
CONTENT
Transmission lines
CHAPTER
13, class notes
Vector analysis, electric fields, Gauss’s law, Divergence
2, 3
Energy and potential, conductors, dielectrics, capacitance
4, 5, 7-
Magnetic field, Inductance
Comprehensive
8, 9-