EE1266-Applications of Fields and Wave

Electrical Computer Engineering Department

University of Pittsburgh

Spring 2006

Instructor: Prof. Kevin P. Chen

Coordinates:

Lecture room: Phone Email Office WWW

Benedum Hall: 1020 412-6249675 kchen@engr.pitt.edu Benedum Hall 442 http://www.engr.pitt.edu/electrical/faculty-staff/chen/1266/

Lectures: Monday            4:30 pm to 5:45 pm Wednesday       4:30 pm to 5:45 pm Lecture Notes: Formula Sheet (updated) Smith Chart 1. Plane wave: Lecture 1 2. Plane wave: Lecture 2 3. Plane wave: Lecture3 4. Plane wave: Lecture 4 5. Transmission line: Lecture 1 6. Transmission line: Lecture 2 7. Transmission line: Lecture 3 8. Transmission line: Lecture 4 9. Transmission line: Lecture 5 10. Waveguide 1 11. Waveguide 2 12. Waveguide 3 13. Antenna 1 14. Antenna 2 15. Antenna 3

Office hours: Monday            1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Wednesday       1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Assignments & Solutions: 1.Homework1 HW1 solution 2.Additional examples for plane wave 3. Homework2 HW2 solution 4. Homework3 HW3 Solution Full Soln Q1 HW3 5.Additional examples for transmission lines 6. Homework4 Hw4 solution 7. Homework5 Homework5 Solution 8. Homework 6 for Antenna Homework 6 Solution

Teaching Assistant: Mr. Zhuo Chen 

Office: Email Office Hours:

Benedum Hall 537 zhc14@pitt.edu Wednsday 1pm to 3 pm

Course Textbook:

· Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications by S. M. Wentworth, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-26355-9  

· Notes on antenna will be provided

· All announcements, handouts, assignments, and solutions are available online.

Course Contents, Assignments and Practices:

· 4 chapters including transmission line, uniform plane wave, waveguide, and antenna

· 4-5 lectures per chapters, 1-2 in-class examples per lectures

· 1 5-question assignment per chapter

· 5-10 illustration questions per chapter

· 1 test per chapter for transmission line, uniform plane wave, and waveguide.

· The final will cover all contents.

Marking Scheme … Final marks (unofficial) available 3 days after the final.

Assignment:      15% (20 questions)

Quiz #1:            15% (4 questions)

Quiz #2:            15% (4 questions)

Quiz #3:            15% (4 questions)

Final exam:       50% (6 questions)

Total:                110% (the final grade is the sum of quizzes, assignments, and the final, no curve.)

Letter grades:

A+: 95%-110%            A: 85%-94%                 A-: 80%-84%                B(±): 70%-79%      

C(±): 60%-69%             D(±): 55%-60%            F: 0%-54.9% (absolutely cut-off 54.9%)