ECE 329 - Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields

Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010
Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
A DIS 0800 - 0850 M W F   260 Everitt Lab  Patricia Franke
C DIS 1000 - 1050 M W F   241 Everitt Lab  Michael Oelze
E DIS 1300 - 1350 M W F   245 Everitt Lab  Kyekyoon Kim
X DIS 1200 - 1250 M W F   165 Everitt Lab  Lara Waldrop

Web Page http://courses.ece.uiuc.edu/ece329/
Official Description Elementary electromagnetic field theory as summarized in Maxwell's equations for time-varying fields in integral and differential forms; energy storage; static and quasistatic fields; time-domain analysis of waves. Prerequisite: ECE 205 or ECE 210.
Hours 3 hours.
Subject Area Electromagnetics, Optics and Remote Sensing
Course Prerequisites Credit in ECE 210
Course Directors Erhan Kudeki
Description Elementary electromagnetic field theory as summarized in Maxwell's equations for time varying fields in integral and differential form, energy storage, and quasistatic fields; and time-domain analysis of waves.
Credit 3 hours
Goals This course is designed to serve as the first course in electromagnetics to fulfill the requirements of the electrical engineering and computer engineering core curricula.
Topics
  • Vectors and field concepts
  • EM fields and materials
  • Maxwell's equations, vector calculus and potential functions
  • Energy storage, static and quasistatic fields
  • Time-domain analysis of waves
Computer Usage

Consists of PC-assisted instruction, involving user interactive software developed specifically for this course.
Course Prerequisites ECE 205 or 210
Texts N.N. Rao, Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics, 6th ed., Prentice Hall.
ABET Category Engineering Science: 100%