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Syllabus
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Lecture 0
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Course Overview
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Lecture 1
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Introduction to Electrical
Engineering
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Lecture 2
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Introduction to Electromagnetic
Fields;
Maxwell’s Equations; Electromagnetic Fields in Materials; Phasor
Concepts;
Electrostatics: Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field, Discrete and Continuous
Charge Distributions; Electrostatic Potential
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Lecture 3
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Electrostatics: Electrostatic
Potential; Charge Dipole; Visualization of Electric Fields; Potentials;
Gauss’s Law and Applications; Conductors and Conduction Current
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Lecture 4
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Electrostatics: Electrostatic
Shielding; Poisson’s and Laplace’s Equations; Capacitance;
Dielectric Materials and Permittivity
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Lecture 5
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Electrostatics: Dielectric Breakdown,
Electrostatic Boundary Conditions, Electrostatic Potential Energy; Conduction
Current and Ohm’s Law
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Lecture 6
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Electromotive Force; Kirchoff’s
Laws; Redistribution of Charge; Boundary Conditions for Steady Current Flow
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Lecture 7
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Magnetostatics: Ampere’s Law Of
Force; Magnetic Flux Density; Lorentz Force; Biot-savart Law; Applications Of
Ampere’s Law In Integral Form; Vector Magnetic Potential; Magnetic
Dipole; Magnetic Flux
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Lecture 8
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Magnetostatics: Mutual And
Self-inductance; Magnetic Fields In Material Media; Magnetostatic Boundary
Conditions; Magnetic Forces And Torques
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Lecture 9
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Faraday’s Law Of
Electromagnetic Induction; Displacement Current; Complex Permittivity and
Permeability
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Lecture 10
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Uniform Plane Wave Solutions to
Maxwell’s Equations
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Lecture 11
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Electromagnetic Power Flow;
Reflection And Transmission Of Normally and Obliquely Incident Plane Waves;
Useful Theorems
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Lecture 12
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Overview Of Circuit Theory;
Lumped Circuit Elements; Topology Of Circuits; Resistors; KCL and KVL;
Resistors in Series and Parallel; Energy Storage Elements; First-Order Circuits
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Course Syllabus: EEE 498 Overview of
Electrical Engineering fon Non-ME's
Course (Catalog) Description: Electromagnetic Fields,
Electrical Circuit Analysis, Transmission Lines, Communications Systems,
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility, Computational Techniques and
Electromagnetic Software.
Course Type: Required for all packaging certificate and master
of engineering students lacking a B.S.E.E. or equivalent; may be used at the
discretion of the EE Director of Graduate Studies to remedy deficiencies for
students applying to the electrical engineering graduate program.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate engineering degree; admission to
packaging certificate or master of engineering program or directive from the EE
Director of Graduate Studies.
Textbook: Instructor-provided notes.
Supplemental Materials: Printed handouts as needed.
Coordinator: James T. Aberle, Associate Professor
Prerequisites by Topic:
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University physics
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Complex algebra; vector analysis; line, surface, and volume integrals; partial
differentiation
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Fourier series
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Probability and statistics
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Introductory computer programming
Course Objective:
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Students become capable of applying fundamental electrical engineering concepts
enabling their further study of advanced courses in electrical engineering.
Course Outcomes:
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Students understand the fundamentals of electromagnetic fields.
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Students understand the fundamentals of electrical circuits.
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Students understand transmission lines.
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Students understand the basics of communications systems.
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Students understand electromagnetic interference and compatibility.
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Students understand computational techniques and electromagnetic software.
Course Topics:
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Electromagnetic Fields (3 weeks)
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Electrical Circuit Analysis (3 weeks)
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Transmission Lines (2 weeks)
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Communications Theory (3 weeks)
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Principals of Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (1 week)
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Computational Techniques and Electromagnetic Software (2 weeks)
Computer Usage:
Students use MATLAB to develop and visualize solutions to basic
problems; students use Agilent ADS to analyze complex lumped and distributed
element circuits as well as communications systems; students use Ansoft HFSS to
solve moderately complex electromagnetic field problems.
Laboratory Experiments: None.
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