ECE 381A

Introductory Electromagnetics

Fall

Spring

Required Course:

Undergraduate

MATH 223 and ECE 220

Ulaby, Fawwaz T., and Umberto Ravaioli. Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics. 7th ed. Pearson, 2014.

150 minutes lecture, 50 minutes discussion per week

Electrostatic and magnetostatic fields; Maxwell's equations; introduction to plane waves, transmission lines, and sources.

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

Perform vector calculus operations such as the gradient, the divergence and the curl
Identify and list Maxwell's equations in time domain, as well as associated boundary conditions
Apply Coulomb's law to find the force on a charge caused by other charges
Apply Gauss' law to determine the electric field caused by a simple charge distribution
Calculate the electrostatic potential of simple charge distributions
Explain the effects of conducting and dielectric materials on field quantities
List the boundary conditions for the electric field vectors on the interface of two different materials
Calculate the energy stored in an electrostatic field.
Identify Poisson's and Laplace's equations and solve them to find electrostatic potentials and fields
Calculate the capacitance for basic configurations that reduce to one-dimensional systems
Apply the method of images to find electrostatic potentials and fields of simple charge distributions above perfect conductors
Describe the conservation of charge and Ohm's laws and write them in vector calculus format
Apply Ampere's force law to calculate the force between constant currents of simple configurations
Apply the Biot-Savart law to calculate the magnetic flux density caused by a simple current configuration
Apply Ampere's law to calculate the magnetic field produced by simple current configurations
Identify the magnetostatic potential and flux
Identify and list different magnetic materials

ECE 381A contributes directly to the following specific electrical and computer engineering student outcomes of the ECE department:

Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering (high)
Ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability (low)
Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (high)
Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (low)
Ability to communicate effectively (low)
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning (low)
Knowledge of contemporary issues (medium)
Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (high)

Richard W. Ziolkowski, 03/03/16