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Course Requirements
Students taking this course are required to complete ten homework assignments and two quizzes. In-class demonstrations will be used to reinforce concepts covered in class. Reading assignments will be taken from the textbook Kong, J. A. Electromagnetic Wave Theory. Cambridge, MA: EMW, 2005. ISBN: 0966814398.
Late Homework Policy
Homeworks are due in Thursday lectures. The following describes the percentage of credit that will be given for late homework:
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Turned in by Thursday 5pm: 100% (homework box in the class)
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Turned in between Thursday 5pm and Friday 9am: 50%
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Turned in after Friday 9am: 25% (given to TA)
Special cases should be discussed with your TA (preferably before the homework is officially due).
Grading
The final grade will be calculated based on the following weights:
Grading criteria.
| ACTIVITIES |
PERCENTAGES |
| Problem Sets |
34% |
| Quiz 1 |
33% |
| Quiz 2 |
33% |
Calendar
Course calendar.
| WEEK # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
Maxwell Equations in Free Space (I) |
Problem set 1 out |
| 2 |
Maxwell Equations in Free Space (II)
Polarization
|
Problem set 1 due
Problem set 2 out
|
| 3 |
Lorentz Force Law
Hertzian Waves (I)
|
Problem set 2 due
Problem set 3 out
|
| 4 |
Hertzian Waves (II)
Boundary Conditions
|
Problem set 3 due
Problem set 4 out
|
| 5 |
Transmission Line Theory
Transients on Transmission Lines
|
Problem set 4 due
Problem set 5 out
|
| 6 |
Normal Modes on Transmission Lines
Phase Matching
|
Problem set 5 due |
| 7 |
Reflection and Transmission at a Plane Boundary (I) |
Problem set 6 out |
|
Quiz 1 |
|
| 8 |
Reflection and Transmission at a Plane Boundary (II)
Dielectric Waveguide
|
Problem set 6 due
Problem set 7 out
|
| 9 |
Parallel Plate Waveguide |
Problem set 7 due
Problem set 8 out
|
| 10 |
Rectangular Waveguide
Waves in Media
|
Problem set 8 due
Problem set 9 out
|
| 11 |
Sinusoidal Steady State Transmission Lines (I) |
Problem set 9 due
Problem set 10 out
|
| 12 |
Sinusoidal Steady State Transmission Lines (II) |
Problem set 10 due |
| 13 |
Lumped Element Transmission Lines |
|
| 14 |
Transmission Line Modeling |
|
|
Quiz 2 |
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