Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECE3FI4 - THEORY AND APPLICATIONS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS
Course Outline: 2006/2007, January 2007
Instructor: Dr. Mohamed Bakr,
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., ITB A219,
x24079, mbakr(at)mail.ece.mcmaster.ca
Teaching Assistants: Yunpeng Song (Laboratory Administrator) songyp@grads.ece.mcmaster.ca,
Mohamed Swillam swillama@mcmaster.ca, Peter Basl baslpa@mcmaster.ca,Kai Wang wangk4@univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca
Lectures: Monday 10:30 am -11:20 am, ITB 137
Wednesday 10:30 am -11:20 am,
ITB 137
Thursday
10:30 am -11:20 am, ITB 137
Official Tutorial: Thursday 9:30 am -10:20 am, ITB
137
Extra Tutorial: Tuesday 5:30 pm-6:20 pm, JHE 264 (as needed)
Office Hours: One hour after
each lecture.
Course Objective: This
course focuses on: electrostatics, magnetostatics, and classical
electrodynamics, as well as related topics from vector analysis,
mathematical physics and electrical engineering. It is tailored to the needs of electrical and
computer engineering, giving comprehensive consideration of modern applications
of electromagnetics to telecommunications, radars, biomedical engineering,
electro-mechanical devices, professional EM-based software, etc.
Outline of
Topics: 1. Introduction
2. Vector algebra and vector analysis; coordinate systems (revision)
3. Electrostatics and dielectric polarization
4. Magnetostatics and magnetic materials
5. Laplace and Poisson equations
6. Time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations
7. TEM waves and the uniform plane wave: propagation, polarization, reflection
8. Transmission lines
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% , Tuesday February 6th, 6:30 pm -8:30 pm, MDCL 1102
· 1 Midterm 15%,
Tuesday March 6th, 4:25 pm -6:25 pm,
T28/001
· 4 Laboratory Experiments 10%
· 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 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.
Results of 2nd Matlab Assignment
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:
Lab 1: Electrostatic Fields (Part 1) (Monday Jan. 22nd
-Friday Feb. 2nd )
Lab 2: Electrostatic Fields (Part 2) (Monday Feb. 5th-Friday
Feb. 16th)
Lab 3: Magnetostatics (Monday March 5th-Friday
March 16thth)
Lab 4: Transmission Lines (Monday March 19th
-Friday March 30th )
Calculator
requirement for tests and examinations: Only the McMaster standard calculator (Casio fx991) may be
allowed in tests and examinations.
Resources:
Recommended Text: 1. Hayt/Buck, Engineering Electromagnetics, 7th
media ed., McGraw-Hill, 2005.
2. M.H. Bakr, Matlab Experiments Manual,
3. N.K.
Nikolova, Courseware for EE3FI4, 2007
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.