ENEE 375 Electromagnetic Fields (3)

Required course for electrical specialty.

Catalog Description:

Elementary fields and waves, static electric and magnetic fields; potential and vector fields; Gauss's Law; Ampere's Law; line integrals; vector calculus methods; Biot-Savart law; time varying electric and magnetic fields; Maxwell's equations. Fall semester. Lecture3 hours. Prerequisites: ENGR 270, 271 with gradse of C or better; Physics 232; Mathematics 245, 255.

Prerequisites:

ENEE 372 with grade of C or better; Physics 232; Mathematics 245, 255.

Corequisite:

None

Textbook/References:

Applied Electromagnetism, Shen and Kong, PWS Publishing Co., 1995.

Course Objectives: (numbers in brackets indicate the relationship to engineering program outcomes)

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Apply engineering problem solving methods to the solutions of typical engineering electromagnetic field problems. (1,2)

Upon completion of this course, the student should know:

1. Fundamental principles and techniques for solving problems associated with engineering electromagnetic applications, including: (1,2)

· Complex Vectors,

· Maxwell's Equations,

· Uniform Plane Electric and Magnetic Waves,

· Antennas,

· Electrostatic Fields,

· Electric Force and Energy, and

· Magnetostatic Fields.

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

Lecture either three times per week at 50 minutes per class, or two times per week at 65 minutes per class.

Topical Outline

Week 1 Complex Vectors

Week 2 Maxwell's Equations

Week 3 Uniform Plain Waves

Week 4 Uniform Plain Waves

Week 5 Reflection and Transmission of Waves

Week 6 Reflection and Transmission of Waves

Week 7 Antennas

Week 8 Antennas

Week 9 Antennas

Week 10 Electrostatic Fields

Week 11 Electrostatic Fields

Week 12 Electric Force and Energy

Week 13 Electric Force and Energy

Week 14 Magnetostatic Fields

Week 15 Magnetostatic Fields

Contribution to Professional Component:

Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics as a 3 credit hour course in engineering sciences.

Relationship of course to program outcomes

This course supports engineering outcomes 1 and 2.

Prepared by: Dr. Virgil Thomason