EE116: Fall 2021 ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS
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ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS
Note: Please make sure to follow all current COVID-19 regulations. This is in-person
course. The Zoom info is provided in case any of the lectures have to be delivered on-
line and for the office hours. All announcements, assignments and lecture materials will
be provided via iLearn.
Class type: LEC Day: Tuesdays and Thursdays / Time: 8.00 AM - 9:20 AM
Location: Sproul Hall 1102
DIS Day: please check UCR schedule of classes
Instructor: Distinguished Professor Alexander A. Balandin
Web: https://balandingroup.ucr.edu/
Office: Engineering II Building (W Chung Hall): Room 435
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 AM – noon or by appointment
Final Exam: please check UCR schedule of classes
Teaching Assistant: Subhajit Gosh / Email: [email protected]
TA office hours and office: TBA
Prerequisite: EE001B
Note: EE 001B may be taken concurrently
Course Description
This is a one-quarter course for 4 credits. The subject matter includes static electric and
magnetic fields, time-varying electromagnetic fields, Maxwell’s equations in differential
and integral forms, electromagnetic wave propagation in free space and materials,
introduction to electromagnetic transmission lines, elements of radio-frequency antennas,
examples of solving practical engineering electromagnetic problems.
It is assumed that the student is familiar with basics of vector analysis, differentiation, and
integration. Specific topics to be covered include solutions of Maxwell’s equations;
boundary conditions; dielectric materials and their polarization; magnetic materials, and
transmission lines.
Course Objectives
1 Understanding the vector differential calculus relevant to electromagnetics: dot
and cross products; divergence and curl.
2 Understanding of the founding experiments of electromagnetics: Coulomb’s law,
electric charges, electric field intensity.
3 Understanding electric properties of materials: polarization, conduction currents,
magnetization, magnetization currents.
4 Understanding of the boundary conditions for electrical and magnetic fields.
5 Understanding of the basics of transmission lines, definition of reflection
coefficients, the use of reflection diagrams.
6 Understanding of Gauss’, Ampere’s, Faraday’s Law, Lorentz force equation;
electromotive force.
7 Understanding of the equations of electromagnetic waves in vacuum and
materials; extraction of parameters of the waves from equations.
8 Understanding the systems of units (SI) used in electromagnetics.
9 Understanding of principles of wave propagation in vacuum, wave polarization,
wave impedance.
Course Grading
Homework and short tests: 20%
Midterm exam: 30%
Final: 50%
Homework
Homework will be assigned weekly, and it will be collected each Monday at the beginning
of class. No late homework will be accepted. It will be graded on a scale from 0 to 100
with 100 being the maximum score. Solution of the homework problems will normally
require reading the book, working on examples, and reviewing class material. A
homework that is turned in should be completely independent effort.
Tests
At the instructor discretion, short tests will be given to determine the students
understanding of homework and class material (no more than three tests). The test score
will enter the “grade equation” as a single homework score.
Discussion Sessions
During discussion sessions the teaching assistant will solve example problems and
answer questions regarding the course material. Attending discussion sessions
significantly helps in solving HW problems.
Text Books
M.F. Iskander, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Prentice Hall, 1992.
Note: editions of different years are OK for the use.
The Chapters Covered in EE116
Chapters 1-5; Chapter 7 (sections 7.1-7.7 only); Chapter 9 (sections 9.1-9.4 only); some
of the examples, problems and topics will be from the other books.
Additional Reading
S. E. Schwarz, Electromagnetics for Engineers, Saunders College Publishing, 1990.
B. S. Guru and H. R. Hiziroglu, Electromagnetic Field Theory Fundamentals, PWS
Publishing Company.
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