Faculty Of Engıneerıng
Electrıcal And Electronıcs Engıneerıng (Englısh)

Course Information

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Code Semester Theoretical Practice National Credit ECTS Credit
Hour / Week
EEE307 Fall 3 0 3 5

Prerequisites and co-requisites
Language of instruction English
Type Required
Level of Course Bachelor's
Lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Cevher AK
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Suggested Subject
Professional practise ( internship ) None
Objectives of the Course Analysis of all electrical or electronics systems, Understanding the operation frequency considering the propagation of energy either in current and voltage pair or electric field and magnetic field pair. Ability to analyze high-frequency electromagnetic problems mathematically will enable the students to understand the analytical behavior of the systems in higher classes.
Contents of the Course Maxwell’s Equations, Constitutive Equations, Comparison of Field Theory and Circuit Theory, Wave Equation, D’Alembert’s Solution, Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Waves, Distributions, Boundary Conditions, Power and Energy Relations, Phase Velocity and Group Velocity, Vector and Scalar Potentials, Plane Waves, Reflection and Refraction, Polarization, Traveling Waves and Standing Waves, Transmission Lines, Terminated Uniform Transmission Line, Directional Couplers and Quarter Wave Transformers, Waveguides and Resonators, Hollow Rectangular Waveguide, Cavity Resonators, Fiber Optics, Basic Antenna Parameters, Simple Radiators, Radar Equation : Friss Formula.

Learning Outcomes of Course

# Learning Outcomes
1 Getting knowledge about the Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, induction law, a stationary circuit in a time-varying magnetic field, transformers and a moving conductor in a static magnetic field.
2 Getting knowledge about a moving circuit in a time-varying magnetic field, Maxwell’s equations, integral form of Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic boundary conditions.
3 Getting knowledge about the wave equations and their solutions, time-harmonic fields and phasors, time-harmonic electromagnetics and electromagnetic spectrum.
4 Getting knowledge about the plane waves in lossless media, Doppler effect and transverse electromagnetic waves.
5 Getting knowledge about the transverse electromagnetic waves and polarization of plane waves.
6 Getting knowledge about the plane waves in conducting media, plane waves in low-loss dielectric media and plane waves in good conductor.
7 Getting knowledge about the group velocity, flow of electromagnetic power and the poynting vector, instantaneous and average power densities.
8 Getting knowledge about the perpendicular incidence at a plane boundary, normal incidence at a plane conducting boundary and transmission lines.

Course Syllabus

# Subjects Teaching Methods and Technics
1 Maxwell’s Equations lecture
2 Constitutive Equations lecture
3 Comparison of Field Theory and Circuit Theory lecture
4 Wave Equation lecture
5 D’Alembert’s Solution lecture
6 Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Waves lecture
7 Midterm Examaination exam
8 Boundary Conditions, Power and Energy Relations lecture
9 Phase Velocity and Group Velocity lecture
10 Vector and Scalar Potentials lecture
11 Plane Waves, Reflection and Refraction lecture
12 Polarization, Traveling Waves and Standing Waves, Transmission Lines, Terminated Uniform Transmission Line lecture
13 Directional Couplers and Quarter Wave Transformers, Waveguides and Resonators, Hollow Rectangular Waveguide, Cavity Resonators, Fiber Optics lecture
14 Basic Antenna Parameters, Simple Radiators, Radar Equation : Friss Formula lecture
15
16 Final Exam exam

Course Syllabus

# Material / Resources Information About Resources Reference / Recommended Resources
1 Field and Wave Electromagnetics, David K. Cheng, Addison-Wesley

Method of Assessment

# Weight Work Type Work Title
1 40% Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
2 60% Final Exam Final Exam

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

# Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Method of Assessment
1 Getting knowledge about the Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, induction law, a stationary circuit in a time-varying magnetic field, transformers and a moving conductor in a static magnetic field. 1 1͵2
2 Getting knowledge about a moving circuit in a time-varying magnetic field, Maxwell’s equations, integral form of Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic boundary conditions. 1 1͵2
3 Getting knowledge about the wave equations and their solutions, time-harmonic fields and phasors, time-harmonic electromagnetics and electromagnetic spectrum. 2 1͵2
4 Getting knowledge about the plane waves in lossless media, Doppler effect and transverse electromagnetic waves. 2 1͵2
5 Getting knowledge about the transverse electromagnetic waves and polarization of plane waves. 3 1͵2
6 Getting knowledge about the plane waves in conducting media, plane waves in low-loss dielectric media and plane waves in good conductor. 4 1͵2
7 Getting knowledge about the group velocity, flow of electromagnetic power and the poynting vector, instantaneous and average power densities. 4 1͵2
8 Getting knowledge about the perpendicular incidence at a plane boundary, normal incidence at a plane conducting boundary and transmission lines. 5 1͵2
PS. The numbers, which are shown in the column Method of Assessment, presents the methods shown in the previous table, titled as Method of Assessment.

Work Load Details

# Type of Work Quantity Time (Hour) Work Load
1 Course Duration 14 3 42
2 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 3 42
3 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
4 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
5 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
6 Workshop 0 0 0
7 Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 12 12
8 Midterm Exam 1 1 1
9 Quiz 0 0 0
10 Homework 0 0 0
11 Midterm Project 0 0 0
12 Midterm Exercise 0 0 0
13 Final Project 0 0 0
14 Final Exercise 0 0 0
15 Preparation for Final Exam 1 23 23
16 Final Exam 1 30 30
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