This is an introductory course to electrodynamics (along with electrostatics and magnetostatics). This course will serve as a foundational course for students interested in working in RF and micro-wave, millimeter wave and optical systems.
1. Students are able to execute vector calculus operations (gradient, divergence, curl, line, surface and volume integrals) in Cartesian and curvilinear coordinates.
2. Students are able to use Coulomb's law, Gauss's law and Poisson's equation to solve for electric field, flux density and potentials for point, line, surface and volume charge distributions.
3. Students are able to use Biot-Savart's law and Ampere's law to solve for magnetic field and flux density.
4. Students are able to analyze Maxwell's equations of time-harmonic fields to describe electromagnetic wave propagation in different media and across boundaries.
5. Students are able to analyze electromagnetic wave propagation through simple transmission lines.