Sep 17, 2024  
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Accreditation
  Academic Calendar
  Introduction to the University
  Mission and Vision Statements
  Master List of Academic Programs
  Trustees, Officers, Administrators, and Faculty
  Colleges, Departments, and Programs
  Degrees and Other Programs Offered
  Search Courses by Department
  Search Courses by Prefix
  Admission to the University
  Special Admission Opportunities: College Now
  Expenses and Student Financial Services
  Academic Regulations and Procedures
  Special Learning Opportunities
  International Programs Office
  Advanced Learning Opportunities: Honors Program
  The Campus Experience: Services and Support
  Research, Outreach, and Service
  Professional and Continuing Education
  Key to the Listings of Courses and Programs
  Directions for Correspondence or Inquiries

  Campus Visits
  Leadership and Civic Engagement
HELP
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ECE 540 - Electromagnetics

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 336 or permission of instructor
Advanced electromagnetics concepts with in-depth studies of electromagnetic waves, radiation, and scattering. Time-varying electromagnetic fields, electrical properties of matter and electromagnetic theorems are presented. Wave equations are discussed, along with wave propagation, polarization, reflection, and transmission. Multi conductor transmission lines, waveguides, cavity resonators, and radiation and antenna principles are studied. Geometrical optics, diffraction theory, and physical optics are introduced. Topics in scattering include scattering by planar surfaces, cylinders, wedges, and spheres.