Rafael Piestun; Assistant Professor
Office OCSC 246
(303) 735 0894
Description
This is an upper level undergraduate course that explores the principles of electromagnetic theory and applications. The objective is to establish the fundamental principles required to understand modern electromagnetic wave applications such as high-speed circuit design, wireless technology, and lightwave systems.
Topics
Textbook
Fields and Waves in Communication and Electronics, 3rd Edition, Ramo S., Whinnery J. R. , Van Duzer T., John Wiley and Sons, 1994.
References
Introductory Electromagnetics, Popovic Z. and Popovic B. D., Prentice Hall, 2000.
Electromagnetics, Kraus J. D., McGraw-Hill, 1984.
Elements of engineering electromagnetics,
Narayana Rao N., Prentice Hall, 1994.Prerequisites: ECEN 3400 - Electromagnetic fields and waves
Grading: Homework 30%, In-class quizzes 35%, Final 35%
There will be several in-class quizzes including theoretical questions and short problems. The questions will be drawn from study questions provided ahead of time.
Webpage: http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~ecen3410/ecen3410.htm
Office hours: Mondays 2-3PM and Wednesdays 4-5 PM - NOTE CHANGE
Honor Code NEW!
FYI NEW!
Note about the homework - You are encouraged to discuss the problems with your classmates but you must provide your own individual solution to the homework. Copying the solutions is not permitted and will be considered a violation of the honor code.
Feedback questions DOC
Assessment questions DOC
Homework #1 PDF (63KB)
Homework #2 PDF (12KB)
Homework #3 PDF (12KB)
Homework #4 PDF (10KB)
Homework #5 PDF (12KB)
Homework #6 PDF (12KB)
Example 1 DOC
Example 2 DOC
Study questions for exam on 2/18/05 PDF (25KB)
Study questions for exam on 3/16/05 PDF (59KB)
Study questions for exam on 4/25/05 PDF (23KB)
INFORMATION FOR FINAL DOC (20KB)
Quiz #1 DOC
Quiz #2 DOC
Quiz #3 DOC
FINAL DOC
Routines used in class ZIP (3KB)
Waveguide simulation applet VIEW (3KB)
Smith chart PDF (50KB)
Construction of the Smith Chart PPT (64KB)
Plane wave propagation PPT (64KB)
Plane wave reflection from perfect conductor PPT (270KB)
Photonic Crystal Fiber PPT (64KB)
Metamaterials and waveguides PPT (64KB)
Antennas PPT (64KB)