Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE3FK4 - Electromagnetics II
Course Outline: 2007/2008, January 2008
Instructor: Dr. Mohamed Bakr,
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., ITB A219,
x24079, mbakr(at)mail.ece.mcmaster.ca
Teaching Assistants: Mohamed Swillam swillam@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca,
Peipei Zhao zhaopp@univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca
Lectures: Tuesday 9:30 am -10:20 am, ITB AB102
Wednesday 9:30 am -10:20 am,
ITB AB102
Friday 9:30 am -10:20 am, ITB AB102
Official Tutorial: Tuesday 1:30 pm -2:20 pm, HH/302
Office Hours: One hour after
each lecture.
Course Objective: This course focuses on classical electrodynamics,
as well as related topics from vector analysis, mathematical physics and
electrical engineering. It is tailored to
the needs of electrical engineering, giving comprehensive consideration of
modern applications of electromagnetics to telecommunications, radars,
biomedical engineering, electro-mechanical devices, professional EM-based
software, etc. This course builds on the
initial electromagnetics knowledge acquired in ECE 2FH3.
Course Requirement:
ECE2FH3
Outline of
Topics: 1. Review of
Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
2. Laplace and Poisson equations
3. Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations
4. TEM waves and the uniform plane wave:
propagation, polarization, reflection, and transmission
5. Transmission lines
6. Waveguides
7. Antennas
Format: Three lectures and
one official tutorial are offered per week.
The course includes 4 laboratory experiments. Students are expected to attend all course
sessions. Students must pass the final examination in order to pass the
course!.
Assessment: · 1 Midterm
15% , Time and Location TBA
· 3 in-class
quizzes 15%
· 4 Laboratory
Experiments 10%
· Matlab assignments 10%
· Final Examination 50%
Homeworks: Homeworks form an integral part of the course. They serve to
strengthen and extend concepts covered in class. They also help you in your
preparation for the labs, the quizzes, and ultimately the final exam. As such,
it is crucial that you do them carefully and thoroughly. You are expected to do
the homeworks by yourself. You can however consult with your classmates and
discuss ideas. You can also ask me questions whenever you are stuck. The
assigned problems/questions will be given in class. Homeworks will not
be graded, but it is your responsibility to make sure that you understand
how to solve/answer the problems/questions. Homework answers/solutions will be
made available.
Matlab
Assignment: Matlab is available in the computer labs in JHE 233/234 and BSB 241-245. You may use the machines in these two labs
for your Matlab assignments whenever they are not booked for tutorials. Both labs are opened until 10:00 pm.
Quiz2+Lab1+Lab2+Assignmnets3-5
Labs Instructions: The instructions for all 4
laboratory experiments will be posted prior to the lab time. Each experiment runs for two weeks. Experiments will take place in
ITBA/B107. The four experiments cover
the following topics:
General Laboratory Instructions
Lab 1: Magnetostatics I
(Hardware) (Monday Jan. 28th
-Friday Feb. 8th )
Lab 2: ElectroMagnetics II (Hardware) (Monday Feb. 11th-Friday Feb. 22nd)
Lab 3: Transmission Lines I
(Software) (Monday March 3rd-Friday
March 14th)
Lab 4: Transmission
Lines II (Software) (Monday March 17th
-Friday March 28st )
Calculator
requirement for tests and examinations: Only the McMaster standard calculator (Casio
fx991) may be allowed in tests and examinations.
Resources:
Recommended Text: 1. Elements of Electromagnetics, Mathew N.O. Sadiku, 4th
ed.,
2. M.H. Bakr, Matlab Experiments Manual for EE3FK4,
Important Notes:
1. The instructor reserves the right to choose the format of any deferred
midterm or differed final (i.e. format may be written or ORAL)
2. Please note
that the only form of announcement concerning any form of graded material may be that which is made in class. The students are
responsible for completing the graded
material regardless of whether they received the announcement or not.
Policy Reminders:
Senate and the Faculty of
Engineering require all course outlines to include the following
reminders:
“The Faculty of
Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all
adverse discrimination. If there is a problem,
that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned, individuals are reminded that they should
contact the Department Chair, the Sexual Harassment Officer or the Human Rights
Consultant, as soon as possible.”
“Students are
reminded that they should read and comply with the Statement on Academic Ethics
and the Senate Resolutions on Academic Dishonesty as found in the Senate Policy
Statements distributed at registration and available in the Senate Office.”
"Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university. It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located athttp://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty: 1 Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
2 Improper collaboration in group work.
3 Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.