ECE 343 — Intro to Electromagnetics#
Intro to Electromagnetics
Where circuits stop being enough.
Four modules, 41 lessons, from the transmission line to the plane wave.
Modules 1-2: Lines and Charges
Foundations
Fields and phasors, then the transmission line: propagation, reflection, matching, the Smith chart, and transients, measured on a network analyzer.
02Electrostatics
The vector calculus the course runs on, then charges at rest: Coulomb, Gauss, potential, boundary conditions, and capacitance.
Modules 3-4: Currents and Waves
What You Are Graded On
Per objective
LO Assessments
40% of course grade
Each learning objective scored Mastered or Not Yet Mastered
How mastery grading works →Individual
Graded Reviews
20% of course grade
GR 1 due Lesson 17 · GR 2 at Lesson 28
How they are graded →Individual
Final Exam
25% of course grade
During the assigned period in finals week
How it is graded →Ongoing
Engagement
15% of course grade
Practice problems, EI, and an optional research paper
Ways to earn engagement →Course Objectives
By the end of this course you should be able to:
Solve transmission-line problems, including impedance matching, circuit parameters, and the Smith chart.
Explain the meaning of Maxwell’s equations, in static and dynamic situations, and apply them.
Set up and solve electromagnetic propagation problems.
How This Course Is Graded
Every learning objective is scored on a binary 1 / 0 scale, with no partial credit. A 0 comes with detailed feedback rather than the answer, and if you submitted real effort on time you may revise your work until you earn the 1.
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