ENG EC 455: Electromagnetics Systems

Fall, 2014

Lecturer: Professor Min-Chang Lee

PHO 418
mclee@bu.edu
Office hours Monday/Wednesday, 4-5 PM

Teaching Assistant:

Casey Fitzpatrick (GTF)

cfitz@bu.edu
Office location/hours: TBA

Textbooks: L.C. Shen & J.A. Kong, Applied Electromagnetism, Cengage Learning,
3rd ed., 2009, ISBN: 0-534-94722-0 (same as that, PWS Publishing Co., 3rd
ed., 1995); & Lecture notes.
Reference D.K. Cheng, Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, Prentice-
Book: Hall Inc., 1993, ISBN: 0-201-56611-7.

Grading Policy: (1) Homework: 20%,

(2) Mid-term exam 1: 25%,
(3) Mid-term exam 2: 25%,
(4) Final exam: 30%.

Midterm Exam (I) will be held on Friday, Oct 17, 6-8 PM,
Midterm Exam (2) on Friday, Nov 21, 6-8 PM,
Final Exam (TBA). Homework will be collected in the class.
Late homework will not be accepted.

COURSE SCHEDULE

1. Sept 2 Complex expressions, complex vectors, time average [1.1 1.5]

2. Sept 4 Maxwell equations [2.1]

3. Sept 9 Maxwell equations, constitutive relations [2.1, 2.2, 16.1]

4. Sept 11 Time harmonic fields, Lorentz Force [2.3, 2.4]

5. Sept 16 Poynting Theorem [2.5]

6. Sept 18 Uniform waves, polarization [3.1 3.3]

7. Sept 23 Plane waves in dissipative media [3.4]

8. Sept 25 Radiation power and pressure [3.5]

9. Sept 30 Boundary conditions [4.1]

10. Oct 2 Reflection & Transmission [4.2]

11. Oct 7 Reflection & Transmission [4.2]

12. Oct. 9 Standing waves [4.3]

13. Oct 16 Review for Midterm Exam I

14. Oct 17 Midterm Exam I

15. Oct 21 Transmission line equations [6.1, 6.2]

16. Oct 23 Transmission-line parameters, impedances [6.2, 6.3]

17. Oct 28 Generalized reflection coefficient, Smith chart [6.4]

18. Oct 30 Smith charts [6.4]

19. Nov 4 Smith charts [6.4]

20. Nov 6 Parallel-plate waveguides (TE modes) [5.1]

21. Nov 11 Parallel-plate waveguides (TM modes) [5.1]

22. Nov 13 Rectangular waveguides and resonators [5.2],

23. Nov 18 Dielectric slab waveguides [5.3], Coaxial lines [5.4]

24. Nov 20 Review for Midterm Exam II

25. Nov 21 Midterm Exam II

26. Nov 25 Vector & scalar potential functions [7.1]

27. Dec 2 Fields of an infinitesimal antenna [7.2]

28. Dec 4 Linear antennas [7.3]

29. Dec 9 Array antennas [7.4], Review for the Final Exam

30. TBA Final Exam