ECE 322
Introduction to Electromagnetics and Applications
Part I: Foundations of Electromagnetics
Slowly time-varying electromagnetic fields
Faraday’s law, Inductance, Electric and magnetic energy
Rapidly time-varying electromagnetic fields
Displacement current, Maxwell’s equations
Boundary conditions
Poynting’s theorem
Wave equation
Plane waves
Polarization of electromagnetic waves
Reflection and transmission of plane waves at plane boundaries
Part II: Applications enabled by Electromagnetics
Transmission Lines
Transmission lines. Transmission line equations and their solution. Lossless and lossy cases. Time-domain case. Propagation of simple pulses. Traveling waves, reflection. Time time-harmonic excitation, standing wave, reflection coefficient, impedance, power transfer. Impedance matching, Smith Chart
Other applications
Antennas, Radar, Microwave Communication Links, Magnetic Resonance Imaging