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School of Science, Engineering and Technology

Electrical Engineering
Engineering Electromagnetics
Semester

Lecture: TBD Room: TBD
Recitation: TBD, Room: TBD
Laboratory: Simulation Laboratory for Electromagnetics and Applications, Room: TBD

 

Instructor: Prof.  B. Panoutsopoulos
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Catalog Course Description:

 

Prerequisite: 

 

Recommended Textbook:
Ulaby, Fawwaz T., Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics. Prentice Hall.. Upper Sandle, 2000. ISBN 0-13-577388-1.

 

Recommended Handbook:
Spigel, Maurey. Mathematical Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Schaum's Outline Series, 1978.

Analytical description of the course:

1st week

 

First meeting

Topics:

Electromagnetic Theory - A prologue
A view on the historical development

A view on the people

A view on the applications

Modeling of a physical system

 

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Homework:

Select an Electromagnetic Personality.

Present its biography with emphasis on its contributions to Science in general and Electromagnetics in particular.

Describe the long term effect of its contributions.

 

Take care of the organization of your report. This is a report exercise. Pay attention to your command of English (We agree that the language of communication will be English!)

 

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be reviewed for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

  

References:

Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities (A Vignette History of Electromagnetics)

Electro Magnetic Library

The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society

Second meeting

Topics:

Introduction to Field Theory

Scalar Fields

Vector Fields

Vector Algebra

 

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Applications:

 Thermal fields

 Electric fields

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Coordinate Systems

Transformation between coordinate systems

 

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Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

 

2nd week

First meeting

Topics:

The Electromagnetic Model - Maxwell' s Equations 

Maxwell’s Equations for Time Varying Fields - General Form

 

Examples:

Stationary conductor in a time varying field

Moving conductor in a static field

Moving conductor in a time varying field

 

Applications:

The electromagnetic generator

The electromagnetic motor

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

Magnet Moving In And Out Of A Coil Of Wire
Magnet Falling Through A Ring With Non-zero Resistance
Magnet Levitating Above A Ring or Disk With Zero Resistance
Magnet Suspended Below A Ring With Zero Resistance
Magnet Falling Through A Ring With Zero Resistance

Second meeting

Topics:

Time harmonic fields (The Sinusoidal Steady State of a Field)

Poynting's theorem - Power Flow

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

The ideal transformer

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Electromagnetic Potentials

Constitutive Properties of a Medium

Boundary Conditions for the Electromagnetic Field Vectors

The Potential and Wave Equations

 

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Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

 

3rd week

First meeting

Topics:

The Static Electric Field

The Static Electric Field in Free Space

The Static Electric Field in Matter

Electric Potential in the Static Electric Field

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Faraday's gage

Corona Effect

Electrostatic Precipitators

Electrostatic Separators

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

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Homework:

 

References:

Point Charge Attracted To Charged Sphere
Point Charge Repelled By A Charged Sphere

Third meeting

Topics:

Capacitance - Elastance

Energy in the Static Electric Field

Forces in the Static Electric Field

Solution of Electrostatic Problems

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Capacitor capacitance by resistance measurements.

Coaxial line

 

Homework:

 

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4th week

First meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Cathode ray tube - electro-static deflection

Capacitor Microphone

The earth as a capacitor

Electrostatic levitation

Atmospheric Fields

Capacitance of Transmission lines

Coaxial line

Vacuum tube diode

Semiconductor diode

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

The Static Electric Current Density Field in Multidimensional Conductors
The Static Current Density Field
Resistance - Conductance
Energy Consideration in the Static Electric Current Density Field
Solution of Static Electric Current Density Problems

Examples:

 

Applications:

Resistance of a bar with saw cuts

Grounding - Grounding resistance

Resistance of a strip line

 

Homework:

 

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Third meeting

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5th week

First meeting

Topics:

The Static Magnetic Field
The Static Magnetic Field in Free Space
The Static Magnetic Field in Matter
Magnetic Potential in the Static Magnetic Field 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Coaxial line with inner conductor off center

 

Homework:

 

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Second meeting

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Third meeting

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References:

 Magnetic Dipole Oscillating In A Background Field

6th week

First Meeting

Topics:

Inductance - Reciprocal Inductance - Mutual Inductance
Energy in the Static Magnetic Field
Forces in the Static Magnetic Field
Solution of Magnetostatic Problems

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Cathode ray tube - magneto-static deflection

Motor: Linear - angular

Generator

Cyclotron

Mass Spectrograph

Magnetic levitation

Hall effect: Hall effect generator

Magnetic brake

Relays

Coaxial line

 

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Second meeting

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Third meeting

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7th week

First meeting topics:

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Special Techniques in the solution of Electrostatic problems

Analytical

Graphical

Numerical

 

Special Techniques in the solution of Steady Electric Current problems

Analytical

Graphical

Numerical

 

Special Techniques in the solution of Magnetostatic problems

Analytical

Graphical

Numerical

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Second meeting

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Third meeting

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8th week

First meeting

Topics:

The Relation Between Field Theory and Circuit Theory

 

Examples:

The series circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

The parallel circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

Application of the Poynting Theorem into a circuit

 

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Second meeting

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Third meeting

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9th week

First meeting

Topics:

The Relation Between Field Theory and Circuit Theory

 

Examples:

The series circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

The parallel circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

Application of the Poynting Theorem into a circuit

 

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Second meeting

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Third meeting

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10th week

First meeting

Topics:

Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves

Uniform Plane Waves

Polarization of a Uniform Plane Wave

Velocities of Propagation of a Uniform Plane Wave

Index of refraction of a medium

Examples:

Applications:

Propagation of electromagnetic waves into the sea

Radio link propagation

 

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11th week

First meeting

Topics:

Normal Incidence of a Uniform Plane Wave on a Plane Boundary

Oblique Incidence of a Uniform Plane Wave on a Plane Boundary

 

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Third meeting

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12th week

First meeting

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Transmission Lines

 

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13th week

First meeting

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Impedance Matching

 

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Second meeting

Topics:

Time domain Analysis of Transmission Lines

 

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14th week

First meeting

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Waveguides and Resonators

 

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Third meeting

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