NAME OF THE COURSE Electromagnetic Fields

Code FELA32 Year of study 3

Course teacher Dragan Poljak Credits (ECTS) 5
Type of instruction L S E F
Associate teachers
(number of hours) 30 30
obligatory Percentage of      
Status of the course
application of e-learning
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Theoretical and applied knowledge in fundamentals of electromagnetic
Course objectives
fields, numerical methods in electromagnetics and related engineering
applications in antennas, propagation and electromagnetic compatibility.

Mathematics 1
Course enrolment Mathematics 2
requirements and Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1
entry competences
required for the Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 2
course Physics 1
Physics 2
Basic competences in formulations pertaining to electromagnetic modeling.
Learning outcomes Basic competences in methods for the analysis of electromagnetic fileds.
expected at the Knowledge of modern numerical methods for the analysis of electromagnetic
level of the course fields.
(4 to 10 learning Application of numerical and analytical methods in solving engineering
outcomes)
problems related to antennas, propagation and electromagnetic compatibility.

Course content 1. Foundations of classical electrodynamics; Maxwell’s equations; Boundary

broken down in conditions;
detail by weekly
class schedule
2. Poynting vector and theorem;
(syllabus)
3. Electromagnetic potentials;

4. Static fields; Formulation of the problems: Application of the Green

theorem. Theory of images. Separation of variables. Examples;

5. Electrostatic field;

6. Magnetostatic field

7. Quasistatic fields

8. Transmission lines;

9. Plane wave: Propagation. Reflection and Transmission. Total reflection.

Applications; Guided waves; Propagation modes; Surface waves;

10. Hollow and dielectric waveguides; Planar waveguide structures; Elements

of the optical communication systems; Optical fiber field; Optical
properties of radio waves: refraction, reflection, diffraction and
interference;
 11. Short dipole antenna; Linear antennas

12. Introduction to the numerical methods. Finite Difference Method (FDM);

Finite Element Method (FEM); Boundary Element Method
(BEM)Examples;

13. Engineering applications;

1 lectures
4 seminars
Format of 2 exercises
5 work with supevior
instruction 3 aboratory

Student
Mid-term exams, exams, attendance, individual assignments and work
responsibilities
Class
Screening student y Research       Practical training      
attendance
work (name the
Experimental
proportion of ECTS       Report             (Other)      
work
credits for each
activity so that the Seminar
Essay                   (Other)      
total number of essay
ECTS credits is Tests Oral exam             (Other)      
equal to the ECTS 5
value of the course) Written exam 5 Project       (Other)      
(alternative)
Grading and Based on mid-term exams or final exam.
evaluating student
work in class and at
the final exam
Number of
Availability via
Title copies in
other media
the library
1. D.Poljak, Advanced Modeling in Computational 50      
EMC, Wiley, New York 2007.
2. S.M.Wentworth: Fundamentals of 50      
Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications,
Wiley, 2005.
3 S. Ratnajeevan, H. Hoole, P. Ratnamahilan, P.            
Required literature
(available in the Hoole: A Modern Short Course in Engineering
library and via other Electromagnetics, Oxford University Press, 1996
media)

Optional literature - Poljak, D.: Electromagnetic Modelling of Wire Antenna Structures, WIT Press,
(at the time of Southampton-Boston, 2002.
submission of study - Tesche, F.M.: Ianoz, M.V., Karslsson, T.: EMC Analysis Methods and
programme Computational Models, John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
proposal)
Quality assurance Continuous assesment (achievement tests).
methods that Written exam
ensure the
acquisition of exit
competences
Other (as the      
proposer wishes to
add)