Electromagnetic theory is a core course in Electrical Engineering curriculum. The course covers static and dynamic electric and magnetic fields and their interaction. Major topics include Electromagnetic Waves, Transmission Lines, Waveguides, and Antenna fundamentals. In addition, quasi-static analysis and numerical methods are also discussed. Successful completion of the course will allow students to take up Microwave Engg, Antennas, and Optics for future studies.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: The course is an integral part of EE curriculum. Students after completing this course can take up courses in Microwave Engg, Optics, Antennas etc.
CORE/ELECTIVE: Core for undergraduate EE and ECE students. Elective for students in other branches
UG/PG: UG level course
PREREQUISITES: None
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: This is a undergraduate core course required as a foundation to other courses in Microwave, Optical, and Antenna engineering.
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Pradeep Kumar K obtained his PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras working on Quantum Key Distribution in 2009. He has since been at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. His research interests include Quantum key distribution, optical communications, and nonlinear fiber optics.
COURSE LAYOUT:
Week 1 : Coulomb's law and electric fields Week 2 : Gauss's law, potential and energy, conductors and dielectrics Week 3 : Laplace and Poisson equations, solution methods, and capacitance Week 4 : Biot-Savart and Ampere's laws, inductance calculation Week 5 : Magnetic materials, Faraday's law and quasi-static analysis Week 6 : Maxwell equations and uniform plane waves Week 7 : Wave propagation in dielectrics and conductors, skin effect, normal incidence Week 8 : Oblique incidence, Snell's law, and total internal reflection Week 9 : Transmission lines, Smith chart, impedance matching Week 10 : Transients and pulse propagation on transmission line Week 11 : Waveguides: Metallic and Dielectric Week 12 : Antenna fundamentals
SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:
• Engineering Electromagnetics, W. H. Hayt and J. A. Buck, 7th edition, Tata McGraw Hill • Electromagnetics with applications, J. D. Kraus and Fleisch, Tata McGraw-Hill • Principles of Electromagnetics, M. O. Sadiku, Oxford University Press • Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics, S. Ramo, J. R. Whinnery, and T. Van Duzer, Wiley
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
The exam is optional for a fee.
Date and Time of Exams: April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Morning session 9am to 12 noon;
Exam for this course will be available in one session on both 28 and 29 April.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATION:
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 8 out of 12 assignments
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
