EE523 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY
| Course Code: | 5670523 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEVLÜDE GÜLBİN DURAL ÜNVER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn
- Maxwell's equations and constitutive relations in the most general form
- fundamental principles and teorems of Electromagnetic Wave Theory
- plane wave functions
- cylindrical wave functions
- spherical wave functions
Course Content
Fundamental concepts and theorems. Plane wave functions; modal expansion. Cylindrical wave functions. Spherical wave functions. Wave transformations.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- find plane wave solutions both in isotropic and anisotropic media
- apply equivalance principles to formulate Electromagnetic (EM) problems
- express solutions of EM problems involving rectangular boundaries in terms of plane wave functions
- express solutions to EM problems involving cylindrical boundaries in terms of cylindrical wave functions
- express solutions to EM problems involving spherical boundaries in terms of spherical wave functions
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Depth: Our graduates acquire in depth knowledge in one of the various specialization areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, they are informed about current scientific research topics and they implement innovative methods. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Breadth: Our graduates get familiarized in other subspecialty areas related to their specialization in Electrical and Electronics engineering and/or relevant areas in other disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Research: Our graduates acquire the skills to conduct and to complete scientific research by accessing contemporary knowledge in their specialty areas. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Life-long learning: Our graduates develop their life-long learning habits. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Communication skills: Our graduates concisely communicate their ideas and work related results in written and oral form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ethics: Our graduates internalize rules of research and publication ethics as well as professional ethics. | ✔ | |||