Undergraduate Course: Electromagnetics 4: RF Engineering (ELEE10025)
Course Outline
School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This course draws heavily on the Electro-magnetics material taught in third year and aims to introduce the student to some of the techniques that are used at RF and microwave frequencies. Overall it is intended to give students an appreciation and insight into the problems of RF and microwave design. |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Students should be familiar with Maxwell's equations, transmission lines and waveguides. An understanding of the Smith chart to solve transmission line problems is desirable. |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Course Start Date |
09/01/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 36,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
59 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% examination |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain how electro-magnetic radiation arises from conductors
- describe the nature of the electro-magnetic field around a conductor
- explain what is meant by "near" and "far" electro-magnetic fields
- use S-parameters to analyse multi-port networks at RF and microwave frequencies
- perform simple microwave amplifier design.
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Reading List
Recommended:
Electromagnetics with Applications (Fifth Edition), McGraw-Hill, 1999, Daniel Fleisch, John Kraus, ISBN 10: 0072899697 ISBN 13: 9780072899696
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Radio,antenna,microwave |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Brian Flynn
Tel: (0131 6)50 5590
Email: Brian.Flynn@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Megan Inch
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: M.Inch@ed.ac.uk |
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