EE 3510 - Electromagnetics I

Prerequisite(s): MA 2200 ; EE 3100 or concurrent registration.
The study of electromagnetics begins with an examination of transmission lines as a bridge from lumped circuit analysis to distributed circuits and field concepts. Partial differential equations and complex parameters are applied to relate the distributed parameters of transmission lines to the behavior of voltage and current waves on a transmission line. Transmission lines are analyzed in the steady-state using phasor concepts and transient analysis of pulse propagation is analyzed using reflection (bounce) diagrams and Time-Domain Reflectometry. The Smith Chart graphical method for line problems is developed and applied to transmission line problems. Vector mathematics is reviewed. Electrostatics (electric fields) and Magnetostatics (magnetic fields) are fully explored leading to Maxwell’s equations for Electromagnetics in both point and integral form. The fundamentals of conductance, capacitance and inductance are developed and energy storage in reactive elements is explored. Dielectric and magnetic materials are introduced. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)