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ELE345 - Electromagnetics II
2024-2025 Spring term information
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ELE345 - Electromagnetics II
| Program | Theoretıcal hours | Practical hours | Local credit | ECTS credit |
| Undergraduate | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Obligation | : | Must |
| Prerequisite courses | : | ELE246 |
| Concurrent courses | : | - |
| Delivery modes | : | Face-to-Face |
| Learning and teaching strategies | : | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving |
| Course objective | : | Students successfully completing this course is expected to: Understand the concepts of quasi-static electromagnetics. Know Maxwell equations and use boundary conditions. Understand wave propagation. Solve reflection and refraction problems. Be able to calculate average and instantaneous power flow. Understand basic transmission lines and antennas concepts. Formulate and solve energy, force, and pressure problems. |
| Learning outcomes | : | Understand the concepts of quasi-static electromagnetics. Know Maxwell equations and boundary conditions. Be able to calculate wave propagation in different media with boundaries. Be able to calculate electromagnetic power flow. Understand basic transmission lines and antennas concepts. |
| Course content | : | Quasi-static fields and induction. Time-varying fields. Maxwell equations and boundary conditions. Potential functions. Wave equations and their solutions. Plane waves and their propagation in different media. Flow of electromagnetic power, Poynting vector. Reflection and refraction of plane waves at plane interfaces. Introductory transmission line and antenna concepts. |
| References | : | Fawwaz T. Ulaby, and Umberto Ravaioli, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, 8. Ed., Pearson, 2020 |
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Faraday law, quasi-static fields |
| 2 | Time-varying fields, displacement current, potantial functions |
| 3 | Maxwell equations, boundary conditions, wave equation |
| 4 | Waves in time and frequency domain, sinusoidal waves |
| 5 | Plane waves, waves in lossy media, polarization |
| 6 | Group velocity, Poynting's theorem |
| 7 | Instantaneous and average power densities |
| 8 | Midterm exam |
| 9 | Perpendicular and oblique incidences on a plane conducting boundary |
| 10 | Perpendicular and oblique incidences on a plane dielectric boundary |
| 11 | Perpendicular and oblique incidences on a plane dielectric boundary |
| 12 | Midterm exam |
| 13 | Transmission lines, reflection, VSWR, impedance |
| 14 | Introduction to antennas |
| 15 | Preparation for Final exam |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade success | 50 | |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade success | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Course activities | Number | Duration (hours) | Total workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) | 13 | 5 | 65 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study Duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Total workload | 30 | 50 | 169 |
| Key learning outcomes | Contribution level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1. | Possesses the theoretical and practical knowledge required in Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline. | |||||
| 2. | Utilizes his/her theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and electrical and electronics engineering towards finding engineering solutions. | |||||
| 3. | Determines and defines a problem in electrical and electronics engineering, then models and solves it by applying the appropriate analytical or numerical methods. | |||||
| 4. | Designs a system under realistic constraints using modern methods and tools. | |||||
| 5. | Designs and performs an experiment, analyzes and interprets the results. | |||||
| 6. | Possesses the necessary qualifications to carry out interdisciplinary work either individually or as a team member. | |||||
| 7. | Accesses information, performs literature search, uses databases and other knowledge sources, follows developments in science and technology. | |||||
| 8. | Performs project planning and time management, plans his/her career development. | |||||
| 9. | Possesses an advanced level of expertise in computer hardware and software, is proficient in using information and communication technologies. | |||||
| 10. | Is competent in oral or written communication; has advanced command of English. | |||||
| 11. | Has an awareness of his/her professional, ethical and social responsibilities. | |||||
| 12. | Has an awareness of the universal impacts and social consequences of engineering solutions and applications; is well-informed about modern-day problems. | |||||
| 13. | Is innovative and inquisitive; has a high level of professional self-esteem. | |||||
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