1. EE 372: Engineering Electromagnetics II Spring 2019

2. Electromagnetics “Common Sense” Test 5 minutes

3. Instructor Information
Z. Yun
Hawaii Center for Advanced Communications (HCAC)
Office: POST 201B
Phone:

4. Timeline and Location Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12:30 am - 1:20 pm
Jan. 7 ~ May 10, 2019
Holidays: 1/21 (Mon.), 2/18 (Mon.)
Spring break: 3/18 ~ 3/22
Last instruction day: 5/2 (Thu.)
Final exam: Mon., 5/6, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: KUY 209

5. Prerequisites
EE 371, PHYS 274, or instructor approval

6. Office Hours 2:30 pm - 3:30pm, M, W, F By appointment, or
Just stop by my office, or me

7. Grading Homework: 20% Midterm 1: 20% Midterm 2: 25% Final exam: 35%
Extra points are possible

8. Textbooks
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (required) Magdy F. Iskander, Waveland Press, ISBN: X Electromagnetic Waves (optional) D. H. Staelin, et al, Prentice Hall, ISBN:
You are encouraged to read other EM books and papers.

9. Contents Introduction Brief review of principles of wave motion
Transverse Waves
Longitudinal Waves
Plane Waves, Cylindrical Waves, Spherical Waves
Brief review of Maxwell's Equations
Faraday's Law, Ampere's Law, Gauss' Laws
Electromagnetic Waves
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Wave equation and plane wave solution
Harmonic wave equation in free space
Plane wave solution
Wave front and propagation direction
Plane wave propagating in arbitrary direction
Vector property of EM waves; polarization
TEM waves
Linear polarization
Other polarizations
Maxwell equations without del operator 𝛻

10. Contents Laws of reflection and refraction Fermat’s principle
Derivation of law of reflection
Derivation of law of refraction (Snell’s law)
Other methods for deriving the laws
Boundary conditions revisited
Reflection and transmission coefficients
Boundary conditions and polarization
Reflection coefficient
Transmission coefficient
Total Reflection and Total Transmission
Total reflection; critical angle
Total transmission: Brewster (polarization) angle
First midterm

11. Contents Total field: incident + reflection on a PEC plane
Perpendicular polarization
Parallel polarization
Standing/propagating waves
Concept of phase velocity
Boundary conditions and the uniqueness theorem
Two-plate waveguide
Field expressions/structures: result of multiple reflections
Concept of modes
Cut-off frequency
Second midterm
Rectangular waveguide (WG)
Boundary value problems
Separation of variables solution method
Possible modes in a rectangular waveguide
Concept of WG wavelength
Concept of WG impedance
Other boundary value problems
Rectangular resonators
Circular waveguides
Review for the final exam
Final exam

12. Computer Animations & Simulations
EM waves are not easy to be observed
Computers are available on campus/at home
Animations and simulations can explain subtle concepts and reveal physical insight
Theory + Experiment + Simulation

13. Course Objectives
Understanding fundamental concepts and laws governing the electromagnetic waves
Understanding the mathematical formulation of these laws
Learning basic problem-solving skills and research procedures

14. Homework and Exams
Homework: You need to use all your learned knowledge and skills to solve the problems. All the steps should be clearly presented in the solutions. Calculators and/or computers are needed.
Exams are testing your fundamental understanding of the subject. Numerical calculation is minimal. No calculators and computers are needed. All exams are open book and open notes. Access to the Internet is not allowed.

15. Tips for Getting an A+ Attend all lectures
Concentrate on EM stuff in the classroom
Mute e-gadgets in the classroom
Learn problem solving skills from your peers; don’t copy their work
Ask questions when you have any, not only in classroom, but also awat
Participate in classroom discussions

16. You Can Get Extra Points!
Solving challenge problems
Doing extra homework (relevant to contents discussed)
Sharing news related to EM
Finding mistakes in textbooks and lectures