Undergraduate Course: Electromagnetics 3: Signal Transmission (ELEE09023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Electronics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to introduce the basic physical phenomena that give rise to electromagnetic waves and to build an understanding of their mathematical formulation as Maxwell's equations. The course will include a revision of vector calculus as required for the derivation of Maxwell¿s equations. To apply this understanding to the analysis and design of practical wave-propagating structures - both waveguides and transmission lines. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Analogue Circuits 2 (ELEE08016)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Familiarity with 3-D vector calculus and an awareness of magnetic fields and electrostatics. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
52 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understanding of electrostatic fields and forces and electrostatic potential difference.
Understanding of divergence and its relationship with charge density.
Ability to use approximate methods to estimate electric fields and potentials.
Understanding of magnetic fields, inductance and capacitance.
Insight into the origins of the plane wave equation and waves in free space.
Ability to define what is meant by a transmission line and TEM, TM and TE modes.
Ability to derive the differential equations governing current and voltage on a transmission line.
Ability to derive the relations between primary and secondary line constants.
Ability to derive the expressions for key transmission line quantities, such as voltage reflection coefficient.
Ability to explain the solution to the wave equation for the lossless and general case.
Ability to explain the key properties of transmission lines, such as characteristic impedance, reflections and matching.
Understand the operation of the Smith Chart.
Ability to use the Smith Chart to solve simple transmission line problems and for single-stub matching.
Understanding of the intersecting plane wave model of waveguide and modes in waveguides.
Knowledge of applications of waveguides.
Understanding of propagation in optical fibres.
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Assessment Information
| 100% examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
J.D.Kraus and D.A. Fleisch: Electromagnetics: with Applications, McGraw Hill, 5th Edition (1999).ISBN: |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Electromagnetic waves, transmission lines, waveguides |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Brian Flynn
Tel: (0131 6)50 5590
Email: Brian.Flynn@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk |
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