ECE 329 - Fields and Waves I

Fall2024

Course Calendar

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Lecture #	Date	Tentetive Topic	Lecture Notes & Tutorials	Readings	Optional
1	9/10, Tu	Fields and waves in nature and engineering — the big picture Vector fields and Lorentz force	Lec 0: big picture Lec 1: vector algebra, Lorentz force	Kudeki Lec 1; Rao Sec 1.1-1.2	CalcReview Why study EM by Taflove MP0 MP1
2	9/11, We	Static electric fields — Coulomb’s and Gauss’s laws	Lec 2: Coulomb's Law, Gauss's Law Tutorial 1; Tutorial 2	Kudeki Lec 2; Rao Sec 1.3-1.6, 2.2, 2.5	MP2 3 Charges Anim 2 Charges Anim Dipole Field
3	9/13, Fr	Gauss’s law and static charge densities	Lec 3: Gauss Law for eletrostatics	Kudeki Lec 3	MP3
4	9/14, Sa (9/17, Tu)	Divergence and curl	Lec 4: Divergence and Gauss Theorem	Kudeki Lec 4; Rao Sec 3.1-3.3	Vector Calculus Vector Identities MP4
5	9/18, We	Curl-free fields and electrostatic potential	Lec 5: Curl and Stokes Theorem Lec 6: Gradient and Electrostatic Potential	Kudeki Lec 5	MP5
6	9/20, Fr	Circulation and boundary conditions	Tutorial 3; Tutorial 4	Kudeki Lec 6; Rao Sec 6.1-6.2	MP6
7	9/24, Tu	Poisson's and Laplace's equations	Lec 7: Helmholtz Theorem and Electrostatics Lec 8: Boundary Conditions and Solving Electrostatic Problems	Kudeki Lec 7	MP7 EXCEL: Poisson Solver
8	9/25, We	Conductors, dielectrics, and polarization	Lec 9: Electric Energy and Capacitance Lec 10: Conductor, Conductivity, Conductance, and Conduction Current	Kudeki Lec 8 Rao Sec 5.1
9	9/27, Fr	Static fields in dielectric media	Lec 11: Electrostatic fields in dielectrics, and electric polarization	Kudeki Lec 9	MP9
10	9/29, Su (10/4, Fr)	Capacitance and conductance		Kudeki Lec 10 Rao Sec 6.3	MP10
11	10/8, Tu	Lorentz-Drude models for conductivity and susceptibility and polarization current		Kudeki Lec 11	MP11
12	10/9, We	Magnetic force and fields and Ampere’s law	Lec 12: Static Magnetic Fields Lec 13: Ampere's Law Tutorial 5	Kudeki Lec 12 Rao Sec 1.6, 2.4, 2.1	MP12
13	10/11, Fr	Current sheet, solenoid, vector potential and current loops	Lec 14: Magnetic Vector Potential Tutorial 6	Kudeki Lec 13
	10/15, Tu	Exam 1
14	10/16, We	Faraday’s law and induced emf	Lec 15: Magnetic Dipole Moment and Magnetic Energy Lec 16: Inductor and Inductance Lec 17: Faraday's Law and EM Induction Lab Demo: EMF	Kudeki Lec 14 Rao Sec 2.3	MP14 Earth's Magnetic Field
15	10/22, Tu	Inductance — solenoid, shorted coax		Kudeki Lec 15	MP15
16	10/23, We	Charge conservation, continuity eqn, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations	Lec 18: Maxwell-Ampere's Law and Maxwell's Equations Lec 19: Maxwell's Equation in Materials and Constitutive Relations Lec 20: Boundary Conditions Lec 21: Capacitance, Inductance and Conductance	Kudeki Lec 16	MP16 Currents in Wires Fields around Wires
17	10/25, Fr	Magnetization current, Maxwell’s equations in material media		Kudeki Lec 17
18	10/29, Tu	Wave equation and plane TEM waves in source-free media		Kudeki Lec 18	MP18
19	10/30, We	d’Alembert wave solutions, radiation from current sheets		Kudeki Lec 19	MP19
20	11/1, Fr	Poynting theorem and monochromatic waves	Lec 22: Power Flow: Poynting Vector and Poynting Theorem Tutorial 7	Kudeki Lec 20	MP20
21	11/5, Tu	Monochromatic waves and phasor notation	Lec 23: Time-Harmonic Fields: Phasors and Fourier Transform Lec 24: Complex Power and Poynting's Theorem Lec 25: Uniform Plane Waves - I	Kudeki Lec 21	MP21
22	11/6, We	Phasor form of Maxwell’s equations and damped waves in conducting media	Lec 26: Uniform Plane Waves in Lossy Medium	Kudeki Lec 22	MP22
23	11/8, Fr	Imperfect dielectrics, good conductors		Kudeki Lec 23	MP23
	11/12, Tu	Exam 2
24	11/13, We	Signal transmission, circular polarization	Lec 27: Group Velocity Lec 28: Wave Polarization	Kudeki Lec 24	MP24
25	11/15, Fr	Wave reflection and transmission	Lec 29: Generation of Plane Waves, Wave Reflection and Transmission Tutorial 8	Kudeki Lec 25	MP25 Partial and Total Reflection Anim
26	11/19, Tu	Standing waves, radiation pressure	Lec 30: Standing Waves, Reflection from A Conductor Lec 31: d'Alembert Wave Solution	Kudeki Lec 26	MP26
27	11/20, We	Guided TEM waves on TL systems	Lec 32: Transmission Line Theory: Frequency-Domain Analysis	Kudeki Lec 27	MP27
28	11/22, Fr	Distributed circuits and bounce diagrams	Lab Demo: Bounce Diagram, TDR	Kudeki Lec 28	MP28 Bouncing Sine Anim
29	11/26, Tu	Bounce diagram examples		Kudeki Lec 29	MP29
30	11/27, We	Multi-line circuits		Kudeki Lec 30	MP30 Two Lines Anim
31	11/29, Fr	Periodic oscillations in lossless TL ckts		Kudeki Lec 31	MP31 Open Open Anim Open Short Anim
32	12/3, Tu	Input impedance and microwave resonators		Kudeki Lec 32	MP32
33	12/4, We	TL circuits with half- and quarter-wave transformers	Tutorial 10	Kudeki Lec 33	MP33
34	12/6, Fr	Line impedance, generalized reflection coefficient, Smith Chart	Lab Demo: TL in Frequency Domain Lab Demo Recordings	Kudeki Lec 34	MP34 AARL Smith Chart Smith Chart Tool Smith Chart
	12/10, Tu	Exam 3
35	12/11, We	Smith Chart examples		Kudeki Lec 35	MP35
36	12/13, Fr	Smith Chart and VSWR		Kudeki Lec 36	MP36
37	12/17, Tu	Smith Chart and impedance matching		Kudeki Lec 37	MP37
38	12/18, We	Distribution networks		Kudeki Lec 38	MP38
39	12/20, Fr	Lossy lines		Kudeki Lec 39	MP39
		Final Exam