Lecture 1, 2 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Spring 2023 ECE 305: Electromagnetic Theory
Time and location: Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 pm – 11:45 pm, Art and Design Building 2003
Recitation: GTA Zhuowen Feng (zfeng4@gmu.edu)
Instructor: Qiliang Li, Engineering Bldg, Room 3250, Tel 703-993-1596, Email: qli6@gmu.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 2:20 pm – 4:20 pm; other times by appointment.
Course DESCRIPTION
This course is to provide the essential fundamental knowledge and concepts on electromagnetic: electrostatics, electric field in material space, magnetostatics, magnetic Fields in material, Maxwell's equations and Electromagnetic Waves.
Required Textbook: "Elements of Electromagnetics" Matthew O. Sadiku, 6th Edition, Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN 978-0199321384
REFERENCE LIST
"Introduction to Electrodynamics" by David J. Griffiths, 3rd Edition, Benjamin Cummings, 1999
"Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus" 4th Edition, H. M. Schey
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Coordinate System
2. Vector calculus
3. Electrostatic Fields
4. Electric Fields in Material Space
5. Electrostatic Boundary-Value Problem
6. Magnetostatic Fields
7. Magnetic Forces, Materials and Devices
8. Maxwell's Equations
9. Electromagnetic Wave
10. Transmission Lines and Waveguides
GRADING
Homework 20%
Midterm Exam #1 20%
Midterm Exam #2 25%
Final Exam 25%
The dates of the Midterm exam will be announced in class at least two weeks before the exam, and will depend on the course progress.
a little introduction to EM theory
Lecture 1, 2 - Coordinate Systems and Vectors (Chapter 1 and 2 in the textbook)
Assignment: Read and work on the examples in Chpater 1 and Chapter 2. Don't need to submit this Assignment.
Lecture 3 - Vector Calculus (Chapter 3 in the textbook)
Assignment: Read and work on the examples in Chpater 3. Don't need to submit the assignment.
Lecture 4 - Chapter 4 Electrostatic Field
Homework 1: Problem 4.1, 4.5, 4.9, 4.17, 4.18. Due on Tuesday 2/21 (submission in the blackboard)
Homework 2: Problem 4.25, 4.34, 4.35, 4.47, and 4.50. Due on Tuesday 2/28 (submission in the blackboard)
Midterm Exam #1 will be on (TBD), Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
one-side A4 paper with note and fomulas
Midterm exam #1 will cover Chapters 4
past midterm exam (example)
Chapter 5 - Electric Field in Material Space
Recitation 6 (Ex. 5.9 and Ex 5.10)
Homework #3: 5.4, 5.5, 5.11, 5.13 and 5.17. It is due on
Homework #4: 5.23, 5.29, 5.37, 5.41 and 5.44. It is due on
Chapter 6: Electrostatic Boundary-Value Problems
Homework #5: 6.7, 6.11, 6.12, 6.16 and 6.19. It is due on
Midterm Exam 2: date -
one A4 paper with note and fomulas
Midterm exam #2 will cover Chapters 5 and 6
________________ magnetic field ________________
Chapter 7 Magnetostatic Field
Homework #6: 7.2, 7.12, 7.23, 7.28 and 7.30. It is due on
midterm #2 exam solutions 1 and 2
Chapter 8 Magnetic Force, Materials and Devices
Homework #7: 8.12, 8.22, 8.31, 8.39 and 8.41. It is due on
Chapter 9 Maxwell's Equations
Chapter 10 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
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