EEC207: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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Course Objectives:
1. To understand the concepts of static electric and magnetic fields and their importance in
electromagnetics.
2. To impart the knowledge of basic characteristics of an electromagnetic field.
3. To understand the principle of transmission of energy using electromagnetic wave.
4. To develop the skill to analyze electromagnetic fields and mechanism of transmission of
energy using free space / dielectric medium.

Course Outcomes:
By the end of the course, the students will be able to
1. define Coloumbs law and compute the electric field due to different charge
distributions.
2. explain the concept of polarization and compute the energy stored in a electric field.
3. define Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s circuital law and compute the force on current
elements.
4. explain the concept of magnetic flux density and magnetization.
5. define Faraday’s law and compute the time-varying fields using Maxwells equations.
6. explain the concept of displacement current and retarded potentials.
7. describe the propagation of electromagnetic wave in free space, dielectrics and
conductors.
8. compute the power carried by a uniform plane wave using Poynting’s vector.
9. describe the reflection of plane wave at normal and oblique incidence in free space
and dispersive media.

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Module I 12 hours
Electrostatic Fields: Coulomb’s law, field due to different chargedistributions, Gauss’ law in
integral and point form, concept of electric flux density, potential gradient, conductors and
dielectrics, concept of polarization, boundary conditions, energy stored in electrostatic field,
Poisson’s and Laplace equations and their applications, capacitors, uniqueness theorem,
method of images.
Module II 10 hours
Magnetostatic Fields: Steady current, current distributions, Biot–savartlaw, Ampere’s
circuital law in integral and differential form, force on current elements, magnetic potentials,
concept of magnetic flux density, energy stored in magnetic field, fields in magnetic
materials – concept of magnetization, self and mutual inductances, boundary conditions.

Module III 10 hours

Time-varying Fields and Maxwell’s Equations: Faraday’s law, displacement current,
Maxwell’s equations in point form and integral form, retarded potentials.

Module IV 12 hours
Uniform Plane Wave: Wave propagation in free space, wave propagationin dielectrics,
Poynting vector and power considerations. Propagation in good conductors: skin effect, wave
polarization.

Module V 12 hours
Plane Waves at Boundaries and in Dispersive Media: Reflection ofuniform plane waves at
normal incidence, standing wave ratio, wave reflection from multiple interfaces, plane wave
propagation in general directions, plane wave reflection at oblique incidence, wave
propagation in dispersive media.

Text Book(s)
1. William H. Hayt, John A. Buck, Engineering Electromagnetics, 8/e, Tata McGraw Hill,
2012.
2. Edward C. Jordan, Keith G. Balmain, Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, 2/e,
Prentice Hall, 2012.
References
1. Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics, Oxford University Press, 2014
2. G.S.N. Raju, Electromagnetic Field Theory and Transmission Lines, Pearson Education,
2006.
3. John Daniel Kraus, Daniel A. Fleisch, Electromagnetics with Applications, 5/e, McGraw
Hill, 1999.
4. David K. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, 2/e, Pearson Education, 1989.