McMaster University

Electrical and Computer Engineering

EE2FH3  - Electromagnetics I

 

 

Course Outline: 2013/2014, Term II

 

Instructor: Dr. Mohamed Bakr, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.,  P.Eng., ITB A219, x24079, mbakr(at)mail.ece.mcmaster.ca

 

Teaching Assistants:
 
Denys Shumakov, (shumakds@mcmaster.ca), Online office hours the night before each lecture on Skype between 9:00 pm-10:00 pm
Franklyn D'souza, dsouzf2@mcmaster.ca, TA responsible for receiving all matlab assignments.  Format for file names LastName_FirstName_AssignmentXX.

Justin McCombe, mccombjj@mcmaster.ca,  Assistant TA in lectures.  Office hours Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in ITB-A201

Yu Zhang, zhang235@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca, TA responsible for marking matlab assignments with Franklyn

Naby Nikookaran, nikookn@mcmaster.ca, TA responsible for posting solutions to homeworks and examinations

Huaying Li, lih25@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca, TA responsible for helping students.  Office hours Mon/Tue/Thurs 10:30am-12:30pm and Fri 12:30pm-2:30pm in ITB-A103.

 

 

Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 am -9:20 am, JHE264

                 Fridays 10:30 am -11:20 am, JHE264

 

Tutorials: Wednesdays  9:30 am -10:20 am, JHE 264

           

Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 2:25 pm-3:25 pm

 

Calendar Description: Electromagnetics Part I is an introduction into engineering electromagnetics. It covers the mathematical foundations such as selected topics of vector calculus as well as their application in electrostatics, magnetostatics and conduction. Introduction to the time-varying field is made through Faraday’s law. Electromagnetic analysis is practised through assignments based on MATLAB.

 

 

Outline of Topics:  1.  Introduction

2.  Vector algebra and vector analysis; coordinate systems

3.  Electrostatics and dielectric polarization

4.  Magnetostatics and magnetic materials

5.  Laplace and Poisson equations

6.  Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations

 

Lectures are available on YouTube.  Please subscribe to my channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQ_5eallhvHpIhf9pdsVsw

 

 

Detailed Lectures in pdf

 

Format: Three lectures and one official tutorial are offered per week.  A number of matlab experiments and a project.  Students are expected to attend all course sessions.  Students must pass the final examination in order to pass the course!.

 

Assessment:    · 1 Midterm  15%,  Mid February

                        · 1 Midterm  15%,  Mid March

                        · 5 MATLAB Experiments    10%

                        · 1 Project     10%

                        ·  Final Examination         50%

 

 

Homework Problems:

 

Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.16, 1.21, 1.24, and 1.26        Chapter 1 answers

 

Chapter 2: 2.2, 2.7,  2.13,  2.15, 2.17, 2.18, 2.21, 2.25, 2.30         Chapter 2 answers

 

Chapter 3:  3.2, 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.13, 3.18, 3.19, 3.22, 3.23, 3.24, 3.26, 3.28, 3.32, 3.36, 3.42, 3.48, 3.50        Chapter 3 answers

 

Chapter 4:  4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.11, 4.14, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.21, 4.22, 4.25, 4.28, 4.30, 4.33, 4.35, 4.37, 4.40, 4.42, 4.50, 4.53      Chapter 4 answers

 

Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.8, 5.10, 5.13, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.22, 5.25, 5.27, 5.28, 5.29, 5.30, 5.35, 5.38, 5.39  Chapter 5 answers

 

Chapter 6: 6.4, 6.6, 6.12, 6.14, 6.33 (a) and (b), 6.24, and 6.28, 6.43, 6.46   Chapter 6 answers

 

Chapter 7: 7.2, 7.4, 7.5, 7.9, 7.12, 7.14, 7.17, 7.18, 7.21, 7.24, 7.27, 7.28, 7.30, 7.33, 7.36, 7.41, 7.43   Chapter 7 answers

 

Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.10, 8.12, 8.14, 8.19, 8.21, 8.26, 8.30, 8.32, 8.34, 8.36, 8.39, 8.43, 8.46, 8.48  Chapter 8 answers

 

Chapter 9: 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.9, 9.13, 9.15, 9.23, 9.25, 9.26, 9.32, 9.34, 9.40   Chapter 9 answers

 

 

Midterm 1

 

Midterm1 Solutions

 

Midterm 2

 

Midterm Solutions

 

Final Exam Sample

 

Final Exam Sample Solution

 

 

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 posted at the beginning of the following week. 

 

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.

 

Calculator requirement for tests and examinations: Only the McMaster standard calculator (Casio fx991) may be allowed in tests and examinations.

 

Resources:

 

Recommended Text:  1. Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics, 5th edition, Oxford University Press.

 

                                   2. M.H. Bakr, Matlab Experiments Manual for EE2FH3, McMaster University Courseware, 2014.

 

 

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