Northeastern University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EECE 2530: Fundamentals of Electromagnetics
Fall 2023, Section 1

Instructor: Professor Hossein Mosallaei

Office: 332 Dana
Phone: 617-373-7354
E-mail: hosseinm@ece.neu.edu

Assistants:

Course TA:
Aravind Chandrasekar (chandrasekar.ar@northeastern.edu)

Lab TA
Nicolas Casilli (casilli.n@northeastern.edu)
Farah Ben Ayed (benayed.f@northeastern.edu)

M 2:50-4:50 (section 1), Tu 2:50-4:50 (section 2), W 8:00-10:00 (section 3), F 11:45-1:45
(session 7)

Lecture Room: 435 Ryder Hall

Lecture Hours: MWR 10:30-11:35
Office Hours: Wednesday 3:00-4:00

Web-Page: Available on Canvas

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to electromagnetics and to high frequency applications. It covers
the following topics. Transmission lines: Transmission line model with distributed circuit
elements, analytical and graphical solutions, one dimensional traveling and standing waves, and
applications; Electromagnetic field theory: Lorentz force equation, Maxwell’s equations, and
Poynting theorem; Uniform plane waves: Propagation along a coordinate axis and along an
arbitrary direction; Equivalent transmission lines for TEM, TE, and TM waves; Reflection and
refraction of uniform plane waves by conducting and dielectric surfaces; Application to
transmission lines, waveguides, resonators, and optical fibers; Radiation, elementary antennas
and arrays.

Topics and the Level of Coverage:

• Waves and Phasors (0.5-week)
• Transmission Line Theory (2.5-weeks)
• Vector Calculus (2-weeks)
• Electrostatics and Magnetostatics (1-week)
• Maxwell’s Equations for Time-Varying Fields (1-week)
• Plane Wave Propagation (2.5-weeks)
• Reflection and Transmission (2.5-weeks)
• Waveguides and Resonators (0.5-week)
• Radiation and Antennas (0.5-weeks)

Examination Policy and Course Credits:

Homework: 20% Problem sets, which are completed on time, will be graded
by the Teaching Assistant. Solutions will be distributed.

Midterm: 35%, In-Class, October

Final Examination: 45%, In-Class, Exam Week

(A: > 90%, A-: > 85%, B+: > 80%, B: > 70%, B-: > 65%, C: > 60%, F: <60%)

Prerequisite:
(Undergraduate level EECE 2150 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level EECE 2210
Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BIOE 3210 Minimum Grade of D-) and
Undergraduate level MATH 2321 Minimum Grade of D- and (Undergraduate level PHYS 1155
Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS 1165 Minimum Grade of D- or
Undergraduate level PHYS 1175 Minimum Grade of D-)

Textbook:
Required • F. T. Ulaby, E. Michielssen, and U. Ravaioli, Fundamentals of
Applied Electromagnetics, Prentice Hall, 7th Edition, 2015.

Prof. Ulaby Website Course: http://em7e.eecs.umich.edu/

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