TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Course Outline (F2023)

ELE531: Electromagnetics

Instructor(s)MD Shazzat Hossain [Coordinator]
Office: ENG478
Phone: TBA
Email: mdshazzat.hossain@torontomu.ca
Office Hours: Mondays, 7-8 pm (online)
Calendar DescriptionTime-varying fields and Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, retarded potentials. The wave equation. The uniform plane wave, wave polarization, wave reflection. Transmission lines, Smith chart. Rectangular waveguides. Radiation from short dipoles, half- and quarter-wavelength antennas, the radiation resistance. Basic microwave measurements.
PrerequisitesELE 401 and CEN 199
Antirequisites

None

Corerequisites

None

Compulsory Text(s):
  1. M.N.O. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics, 7th edition, Oxford University Press, 2018.
  2. F.T. Ulaby and U. Ravaioli, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, 8th edition,Pearson Education, 2020.
  3. Microwave Fundamentals, Student Manual, Festo Lab-Volt series (Quebec) Ltd., 1998 (2008 or later printing).
Reference Text(s):
  1. W.H. Hayt, Engineering Electromagnetics, 8th ed, McGraw-Hill, 2012.
  2. D.K. Cheng, Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, Addison-Wesley, 1993.
  3. R.E. Collin, Field Theory of Guided Waves, 2nd edition, IEEE Press, 1991.
  4. E.C. Jordan and K.G. Balmain, Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall, 1968.
  5. J.A. Edminister, Theory and Problems of Electromagnetics, 2nd edition, Schaum's Outline Series, McGraw- Hill, 1993.
Learning Objectives (Indicators)  

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

  1. Develops further knowledge of science in support of application to engineering problems. (1a)
  2. Applies mathematical principles, skills, and tools to solve engineering problems, highlighting limitations or a range of applications. (1b)
  3. Demonstrates and applies core engineering principles and concepts to solve engineering problems. (1c)
  4. Develops further knowledge of uses of modern instrumentation, data collection techniques, and equipment to conduct experiments and obtain valid data. (5a)

NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB).

Course Organization

4.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks
1.0 hours of lab per week for 12 weeks
0.0 hours of tutorial per week for 12 weeks

Teaching AssistantsMahdi Tahmasebi, Sections: 3 & 4 (Tuesdays, 2-4 pm); 7 & 8 (Thursdays, 12-2 pm), Email: mtahmasebi@torontomu.ca>
 Chaitanya Sinha, Sections: 1 & 2 (Mondays 12-2 pm) Email: csinha@torontomu.ca
Course Evaluation
Theory
Midterm test 30 %
Lab Exam 7 %
Final Exam 40 %
Quiz 10 %
Laboratory
Labs 13 %
TOTAL:100 %

Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable).


ExaminationsThe duration of the midterm test is 90 minutes. It is a closed-book test. It covers lecture materials up to the week preceding the midterm test. The final exam, which includes a written lab exam, is 3 hours. It is a closed-book exam. The final exam is designed to comprehensively cover the course material.
Other Evaluation InformationTo achieve a passing grade, student must pass both the theory and laboratory/project components.
Other InformationNone

Course Content

Week

Hours

Chapters /
Section

Topic, description

1-2

8

d2L& Ch 9

Time-Varying Fields and Maxwell's Equations
 1.1 Electromagnetostatic Field (Review)
     - Coulomb's law and Gauss's Law
     - The Electric potential
     - Poisson's and Laplace's Equations
     - Biot-Savart's Law and Ampere's Circuital Law
     - Magnetic Vector Potential and Vector Poisson's Equation
     - Time invariant Maxwell's Equations
 1.2 Faraday's Law (Review)
 1.3 The Displacement Current (Review)
 1.4 Maxwell's Equations in Point Form
 1.5 Maxwell's Equations in Integral Form
 1.6 Maxwell's Equations in the Frequency Domain
 1.7 Boundary Conditions for time-varying fields
 1.8 Retarded Potentials


3-5

12

Ch 10

The Uniform Plane Wave
 2.1 The Wave Equation
 2.2 Plane Waves in Perfect Dielectrics
 2.3 Plane Waves in Lossy Dielectrics
 2.4 Poynting Vector
 2.5 Plane Waves in Good Conductors (Skin Effect)
 2.6 Reflections of Plane Waves at Interfaces
 2.7 Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) and Input Impedance


6-8

12

Ch 11 (sec1-6)

Transmission Lines
 3.1 Transmission-Line Equations
 3.2 Input Impedance SWR and Power
 3.3 The Smith Chart
 3.4 Some Applications of Transmission Lines


9-10

8

Ch 12 (12.1-12.5)

Waveguides
 4.1 Rectangular Waveguides
 4.2 Transverse Magnetic (TM) Modes
 4.3 Transverse Electric (TE) Modes
 4.4 Wave Propagation in the Guide


11-12

8

Ch 13 (13.1-13.4)

Antennas and Radiation
 5.1 Radiation from Infinitesimal Current Elements
 5.2 The Half-Wave Dipole Antenna
 5.3 The Quarter-Wave Monopole Antenna


13

2

Catching up and Review


Laboratory(L)/Tutorials(T)/Activity(A) Schedule

Week

L/T/A

Description

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Basic Microwave Measurements 2-hour Lab every other weeek

2

Lab 1

Familiarization with Microwave Equipment and Power Measurement.

4

Lab 2

Calibration of Variable Attenuators and Attenuation Measurement

6

Lab 3

Standing Waves and Directional Coupler

8

Lab 4

Reflection Coefficient and SWR Measurement

10 12

Lab 5

Impedance Measurement

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