ECEN 3410: Electromagnetic Waves and Transmission

M/W/F 11-11.50am ECCR 150

Spring 2012

Page last updated 18 January 2012

Instructor: Prof. Dejan S. Filipovic

Course Information

General

This course deals with rapidly varying electromagnetic fields and is continuation of ECEN3400 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves. Topics include Maxwell’s and wave equations, Poynting theorem, skin effect; transmission line theory and analysis; plane wave propagation, reflection and refraction; waveguides and resonators; antennas. This class is essential for students' fundamental understanding of wireless technologies, radar, complex electronics systems, etc.  

Textbook

B. Notaros: Electromagnetics, Prentice Hall, 1st edition, 2011.  

Other Readings

• Z. Popovic, B. Popovic, Introductory Electromagnetics, Prentice Hall, 1st edition, 2000.
• S. Ramo, J.R. Whinnery, T. Van Duzer, Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics, J. Wiley and Sons, 3rd edition, 1994.
• J. D. Kraus, Electromagnetics. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984 (other editions are good, too).

• Handbook of Engineering Electromagnetics edited by R. Bansal
• Electricity and Magnetism by Benjamin Crowell

Your grade for the course will be determined as follows:

To pass the course your cummulative score must be above 60%. Specifically, your grade will be assigned according to the following score table:

Homework

Homework assignments are due every Monday before the start of the lecture. They will be graded and returned to you as soon as possible. You can turn homework in early by either putting them in my mailbox in the ECE office (make sure to put them in the slot below his name) or sliding it under my door.

Exams

There will be two in-class (30min) quizzes, one in-class midterm and a 2h 30min final exam. The quizees, midterm and final exam are closed-book and closed-notes, but you may have one page-face (for midterm) and two page-faces (for the final exam) of 8-½" by 11" sheet(s) of notes and a calculator. Quizees will be composed of theoretical questions, no problem solving. You will be given a list of questions a week before. Over 50% questions on the quizees will be from this list. Notes or calcuators will not be allowed. The final exam (2-½ hours long) will be held in room ECCR 150. The final exam will test the complete material, however the emphasis will be on the material covered after the midterm.  Two page-faces of notes and calcuators are allowed.

If you have 3 or 4 final exams on the same day, you need to see the instructor(s) of the course(s) which have their final exams in the third (and possibly fourth) time slots of that day in a timely manner, to make arrangements to take those exams on a different day in accordance with University rules. The deadline for doing so is April 1st.

Some Free Programs of Interest

XLPlot

Windows Freeware. From the website: "Create your graphs for scientific publication with XL-Plot. It reads ascii files and it outputs a vector drawing. XL-Plot is for Windows 95,98, 2000 and XP. The primary purpose of XL-Plot is to create a figure for scientific publication rapidly. It contains a few basic statistical functions, such as Students t-test and linear correlation of two sets of data (two columns in a spreadsheet). XL-Plot has a number of built-in functions that can be fitted to the data in columns on a spreadsheet or to a curve in a graph. The user can easily add fitting functions of his own design.Additional options are Fourier Transformation, (de-)convolution and Matrix inversion." It is a modest piece of software that does a surprising number of tasks well.

Winplot

Another freeware plotting program for Windows, concentrating on the display of functions. This one can do 3D (surface) plots. It has some animation capabilities as well.

Euler

A freeware numerical mathematics program similar in many ways to Matlab. It is available for Windows, Linux, Unix and OS/2 (this latter is no longer maintained). May be worth a look, though I haven't really used it myself.

Scilab

A free mathematical software package for various Unix flavors and for Windows, somewhat more advanced in capabilities than Euler. It aims to do many of the same things as Matlab. From its website: "Scilab is a scientific software package for numerical computations in a user-friendly environment. It features:

• Elaborate data structures (polynomial, rational and string matrices, lists, multivariable linear systems,...).

• Sophisticated interpreter and programming language with Matlab-like syntax.

• Hundreds of built-in math functions (new primitives can easily be added).

• Stunning graphics (2d, 3d, animation).

• Open structure (easy interfacing with Fortran and C via online dynamic link).

• Many built-in libraries:

• Linear Algebra (including sparse matrices, Kronecker form, ordered Schur,...).

• Control (Classical, LQG, H-infinity,...).

• Package for LMI (Linear Matrix Inequalities) optimization.

• Signal processing.

• Simulation (various ode's, dassl,...).

• Optimization (differentiable and non-differentiable, LQ solver).

• Scicos, an interactive environment for modeling and simulation of dynamical systems.

• Metanet (network analysis and optimization).

• Symbolic capabilities through Maple interface.

• Parallel Scilab.

Classroom Behavior

1. Cell phones and pagers must be turned off before entering the classroom.
2. If you are late and the classroom door is closed, do not enter the room. 
3. Questions are encouraged, however, they have to be specific to the lecture / material at hand. Leave other questions for outside the lecture.

Other Polices and Regulations

• If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492-8671, Center for Community N200, and http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices.
  If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see guidelines at http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices/go.cgi?select=temporary.html
  Disability Services' letters for students with disabilities indicate legally mandated reasonable accommodations. The syllabus statements and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices www.colorado.edu/sacs/disabilityservices)
• Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance.  In this class, I require you to inform me at least a month ahead of time.
  See full details at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html
• Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities.  Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records.  See policies at
  http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html   and at
  http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_code 
• The University of Colorado at Boulder Discrimination and Harassment Policy and Procedures, the University of Colorado Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures,
  and the University of Colorado Conflict of Interest in Cases of Amorous Relationships policy apply to all students, staff, and faculty.  Any student, staff, or faculty member who believes s/he has been the subject of sexual harassment or discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status should contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment (ODH) at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Student Conduct (OSC) at 303-492-5550. Information about the ODH, the above referenced policies, and the campus resources available to assist individuals regarding discrimination or harassment can be obtained at http://www.colorado.edu/odh
• All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior.  All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council (honor@colorado.edu; 303-735-2273). Students who are found to be in violationof the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Other information on the Honor Code can be found at
  http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html  and at
  http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/