| # | Date | Sections | Topic | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed Jan 21 | -- | Course Introduction | -- |
| Electrostatics | ||||
| 2 | Fri Jan 23 | 1.6.1-1.6.2 4.1-4.4 | Static form of Maxwells equations, electric potential | -- |
| 3 | Mon Jan 26 | 4.5-4.6 | Capacitance and electrostatic energy | -- |
| 4 | Wed Jan 28 | 4.7-4.8 | Solving electrostatic problems using the potential: Poisson's equation | -- |
| 5 | Fri Jan 30 | -- | Discussion | HW 1: 4.1, 4.2 solution |
| Magnetostatics | ||||
| 6 | Mon Feb 2 | 1.6.3, 4.10 | Magnetic field and magnetic potential | -- |
| 7 | Wed Feb 4 | 4.12-4.13 | Inductance and magnetic energy | HW 2: 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 |
| 8 | Fri Feb 6 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| Reflection and transmission of EM waves: normal incidence | ||||
| 9 | Mon Feb 9 | 5.1-5.3 | Boundary conditions and reflection at a perfect conductor | HW 3 solution |
| 10 | Wed Feb 11 | 5.4-5.5 | Multiple interfaces: solution using boundary conditions and total field impedance | -- |
| 11 | Fri Feb 13 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| 12 | Mon Feb 16 | 5.6 | Graphical solution using Smith charts | HW 4: 4.25, 4.30, and this solution |
| 13 | Wed Feb 18 | -- | Discussion/preparation for exam 1 | -- |
| 14 | Fri Feb 20 | -- | Exam 1 (solution) | -- |
| 15 | Mon Feb 23 | 5.7 | Quarter-wave and half-wave plates | -- |
| Reflection and transmission of EM waves: oblique incidence | ||||
| 16 | Wed Feb 25 | 6.1-6.2 | Arbitrary angle incidence, and reflection from a perfect conductor | HW 5: 5.3, 5.5, 5.14, 5.19 solution |
| 17 | Fri Feb 27 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| 18 | Mon Mar 2 | 6.3 | Reflection coefficient for parallel and perpendicular components | -- |
| 19 | Wed Mar 4 | 6.4-6.5 | Comparison of perpendicular and parallel reflection. Total reflection and critical angle | HW 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.9, 6.11 solution |
| 20 | Fri Mar 6 | -- | Discussion | -- |
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| -- | Wed Mar 11 | |||
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| 21 | Mon Mar 16 | 6.6-6.7 | Application to optics. Optical fibers. | HW 7 solution |
| 22 | Wed Mar 18 | -- | Discussion/prepare for exam 2 | -- |
| 23 | Fri Mar 20 | -- | Exam 2 (solution) | -- |
| Waveguides | ||||
| 24 | Mon Mar 23 | 8.1-8.2 | Guided modes | -- |
| 25 | Wed Mar 25 | 8.3 | TM modes in a rectangular waveguide | -- |
| 26 | Fri Mar 27 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| 27 | Mon Mar 30 | 8.4 | TE modes in a rectangular waveguide | HW 8: 6.19, 6.20 solution |
| 28 | Wed Apr 1 | 8.5 | Field configuration in waveguides | -- |
| 29 | Fri Apr 3 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| 30 | Mon Apr 6 | 8.6 | Mode excitation | HW 9: 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 8.10 solution |
| 31 | Wed Apr 8 | 8.7 | Energy flow and attenuation | -- |
| -- | Fri Apr 10 | |||
| Antennas | ||||
| 32 | Mon Apr 13 | 9.1-9.2 | Radiation | HW 10: 8.10c, 8.12, 8.13 (solution). Extra credit (solution). |
| 33 | Wed Apr 15 | -- | Discussion/exam 3 preparation | -- |
| 34 | Fri Apr 17 | -- | Exam 3 (solution) | -- |
| 35 | Mon Apr 20 | 9.3 | Radiation field from a small current element: the dipole | -- |
| 36 | Wed Apr 22 | 9.4 | Antenna characteristics | -- |
| 37 | Fri Apr 24 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| 38 | Mon Apr 27 | 9.5 | Linear wire antenna | HW 11: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 solution |
| 39 | Wed Apr 29 | 9.6 | Antenna arrays | -- |
| 40 | Fri May 1 | -- | Discussion | -- |
| 41 | Mon May 4 | Handout | Radiation from an aperture | HW 12: 9.7, 9.8, 9.9 solution |
| 42 | Wed May 6 | -- | Discussion/exam 4 preparation | For discussion in class: problems (solutions) |
| 43 | Fri May 8 | -- | Exam 4 (solution) | -- |
