Boundary Value Methods in Electromagnetics

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Boundary Value Methods in Electromagnetics
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Laboratory: Simulation Laboratory for Electromagnetics and Applications, Room: 

Instructor: Prof.  B. Panoutsopoulos
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Catalog Course Description:

BOUNDARY VALUE METHODS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS (3)
Theory and application of boundary value problems in engineering electromagnetics; topics include microwave and optical waveguides, radiation, and scattering.
Prerequisites: 

Matthew N. Sadiku, Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics. Second Edition. CRC Press. 2000. ISBN: 0849313953 

Karl S. Kunz, Raymond J. Luebbers. The Finite Difference Time Domain Method for Electromagnetics . CRC Press. 1993. ISBN: 0849386578 


von Hyo J. Eom. Electromagnetic Wave Theory for Boundary-Value Problems. Springer. 2004. ISBN: 3540212663

Approximate Boundary Conditions in Electromagnetics. (T.B.A. Senior and J.L. Volakis) IEE ISBN: 0852968493

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

1st week

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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.

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Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities (A Vignette History of Electromagnetics)

Electro Magnetic Library

The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society

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16th week

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Presentation of Projects:

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Disadvantages of the method

8. Conclusions

9. Further work

10. References

Prepare an electronic presentation

Prepare hand outs for your audiences

Proposed Titles of projects:

Xerography

Electrostatic painting

Mineral separation

Design and construction of an electromagnet

Design and construction of a dipole antenna 

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Final Examination