Course Outcomes

Determine parameters associated with waves on lossless and lossy transmission lines, including frequency, phase velocity, attenuation and phase constants 

Solve transient problems involving initially uncharged or charged transmission lines with resistive and reactive loads

Design transmission line terminations to minimize reflections and maximize received power

Determine frequency-domain parameters associated with a transmission line system, including input impedance, reflection coefficient, and SWR 

Analyze transmission line problems in the frequency domain with complex load impedances, to determine input and load voltage/current, power delivered 

Calculate the electric field, scalar potential, stored energy, and capacitance associated with simple distributions of charge

Calculate the magnetic field, stored energy, and inductance for simple distributions of current density 

Calculate the resistance of simple structures of given conductivity

Apply boundary conditions to determine current and charge densities produced on conducting boundaries by applied fields

Identify Maxwell’s equations and apply them in both their integral and differential forms to time-varying field problems 

Identify an electromagnetic wave and determine parameters (frequency, phase constant and velocity, associated intrinsic impedance) and power density

Determine the attenuation constant, phase constant, and skin depth for waves in a lossy medium, where the conductivity may range from low to high

Distinguish between linear polarization, circular polarization, and elliptical polarization with right-hand/left-hand orientation

Calculate reflection and transmission coefficients and fields for uniform plane waves normally-incident on planar interfaces