ECG 730 Advanced Electromagnetics I
CATALOG DATA
Conformal transformation with application to static field problems in engineering; wave
harmonics with engineering applications; theorems of waves and media; special theory of
relativity with engineering application; wave propagation in various medias; engineering
application of scattering
PREREQUISITE
Prerequisites: EE 330 or consent of instructor.
TEXTBOOK(s)
Akira Ishimaru, Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, Radiation, and Scattering, Prentice Hall,
1991.
Reference:
1.
F. Harrington, Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Fields, McGraw Hill, 1961.
2.
Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 2 ed., Wiley, 1975.
3.
William R. Smythe, Static and Dynamic Electricity, 3rd ed., Hemisphere Publ. 1989.
4.
A. Kong, Electromagnetic Wave Theory, John Wiley and Sons, 1986.
5.
Ramo, J.R. Whinnery, and T.Van Duzer, Fields and Waves in Communication
Electronics, 3 rd ed., Wiley, 1994.
6.
Constantine A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, Wiley, 1989
COORDINATOR (pls. list all faculty who have/would instruct this course)
Professor Robert A. Schill, Jr.
PREREQUISITE BY TOPIC
1. Engineering Electromagnetics I
TOPICS*
 Fundamental Field Equations
 Maxwell Eqs. and general Lorentz-covariant constitutive relations
 Classification of mediums and conservation theorems
 Transform Domains
 Linear dispersive waves, group velocity, dispersion diagrams, polarization
 Vector and scalar potentials, Hertz vectors
 Boundary conditions (moving boundaries) – Galilean relativity
 Waves in Homogeneous Media (Dispersive and Anisotropic)
 kDB system and coordinate driven system
 Dielectric material and polarizability
 Dispersion
 Debye relaxation eq.
 Interfacial polarization and mixing formula
 Anisotropic and bianisotropic media and wave propagation in complex mediums
 Waves in Inhomogeneous Media
 Layered media
 Complex waves
 Trapped surface waves
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 Zenneck waves and plasmons
 Waves in inhomogeneous media, WKB method
Bounded Media
 Uniform electromagnetic waveguides
 Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues
 Application to waves in spherical structures
 Generalized spherical harmonics
 Link to cylindrical harmonic functions
 Brief discussion of waves in cylindrical structures
 Brief discussion of generalized cylindrical harmonics
Scalar Green’s Function
 Excitation by electric and magnetic dipoles in homogeneous media
 Excitation in closed regions
 Combination with Fourier transform method and eigenfunction technique
 Application
Scattering
 Selected topics on scattering from cylinders, spheres, plane, and/or wedges
Introduction to special relativity
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Approach and solve wave propagation in complex medium with moving or stationary
boundaries
 Solve wave equation in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates based on the
standard wave functions described in each coordinate system
 Address the wave solution of complex sources in various mediums
 Study scattering from simple select geometry such as a sphere, cylinder, plane, or wedge
COMPUTER USAGE
None
GRADING
Homework assignments; One midterm; One final exam.
COURSE PREPARER AND DATE OF PREPARATION
Robert A. Schill, Jr., Last update date November 14, 2012