Lecture Outline for Fall 1997

1. Wednesday 8/27

   • Introduction.
   • Review of Coulomb's Law (Section 1-2.2)

2. Friday 8/29

   • Review of Electric Field, Polarization and Magnetic Field (Sections 1-2.2, 1-2.3)

3. Wednesday 9/3
   • Traveling Waves (Section 1-3)

4. Friday 9/5
   • Traveling Waves (Section 1-3)
   • The Electromagnetic Spectrum (Section 1-4)
   • Review of Complex Numbers (Section 1-5)

5. Monday 9/8

   • Review of Phasors (Section 1-6)
   • Introduction to Transmission Lines (Section 2.1)

6. Wednesday 9/10

   • Lumped-Element Model of Transmission Lines (Section 2.2)

7. Friday 9/12

   • Transmission Line Equations (Section 2-3)
   • Wave Propagation on Transmission Lines -- Propagation Constants and Characteristic Impedance (Section 2-4)

8. Monday 9/15

   • Reflections and Standing Waves on Transmission Lines (Section 2-5)

9. Wednesday 9/17

   • Input Impedances for Lossless Lines (Sections 2-6, 2-7)

10. Friday 9/19

    • Introduction to the Smith Chart (Section 2-9.1)

11. Monday 9/22

    • More on the Smith Chart -- Input Impedance, VSWR, Input Admittance (Sections 2-9.2, 2-9.3, 2-9.4)

12. Wednesday 9/24

13. Friday 9/26

14. Monday 9/29

15. Wednesday 10/1

16. Friday 10/3

17. Monday 10/6

18. Wednesday 10/8

19. Friday 10/10

20. Monday 10/13

21. Wednesday 10/15

22. Monday 10/20

23. Wednesday 10/22

24. Friday 10/24

25. Monday 10/27

26. Wednesday 10/29

27. Friday 10/31

28. Monday 11/3

29. Wednesday 11/5

30. Friday 11/7

31. Monday 11/10

32. Wednesday 11/12

33. Friday 11/14

34. Monday 11/17

35. Wednesday 11/19

36. Friday 11/21

37. Monday 11/24

38. Wednesday 11/26

39. Monday 12/1

40. Wednesday 12/3

41. Friday 12/5

42. Monday 12/8

43. Wednesday 12/10

44. Friday 12/12