Standard Module Descriptor

Department

Computing and Electrical Engineering

Module Title

Electromagnetic Waves

Module Code

22.3MB1

Responsible Person

Yvan Petillot and Andrew Harvey [Supervisor: J T Herd]

Linked Modules

Synoptically linked to 22.3MC2 Transmission and Propagation

Pre-requisites

22.2MA2 Introduction to Electromagnetics or equivalent

Excluded Modules

None

Degrees for which this is a core module

BEng/MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MEng Electronics with Microelectronics Manufacturing Engineering
BEng Offshore Engineering (Electrical)

Aim of module

To introduce information transmission concepts. To introduce mathematical techniques for the understanding of signal transmission and electromagnetic wave propagation, with particular application to plane waves in free space, EM waveguide systems, transmission lines and antennas

Module Summary

Vector algebra, grad, div and curl; vector integration, curve, surface and volume; Gauss, Green & Stoke's theorems; scalar and vector potentials
Maxwell's equations in differential form; wave visualisation; boundary conditions; EM wave equations and methods of solutions; uniform plane wave; sinusoidal time variations; waves in conducting and dielectric media; Power flow; reflection and refraction

Assessment Method

Synoptic assessment: one 3 hour examination 75%, coursework 25%
Synoptic examination of 22.3MB1 and 22.3MC2 at end of the second module
[Reassessment: Remedial work]

Timetable requirements

Lectures

3

(Number of contact hours

Tutorials

1

per student per week)

Laboratories

1

(For 10 Weeks)

Computing

0

Maximum group size for

10

20

30

40

50+

Tutorials

ü

(tick box)

Laboratories

ü

Computing

Estimated number of

Minimum

20

Maximum

100

students

Expected

70

Other comments

This module is one of a synoptic pair and cannot be taken as a single module
This module is a pre-requisite for 4th year Electromagnetics. Part of this module will be taught by Mathematics Department

Date of origin 26 April 1994

Amendment Date: 27 July 2000