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12830 (v.2) Electromagnetics 303



 

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact Hours:

5.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly

Prerequisite(s):

    12743 (v.2) Mathematics 278 or any previous version
    OR
    2170 (v.1) Mathematics 276 or any previous version
Transmission line theory - transmission line model and equations, solution of transmission line equations, transient waveforms on transmission lines, steady state sinusoidal analysis for transmission lines. Electromagnetism - review of vector calculus. Electrostatics - Coulombs law, electric field intensity, electric flux density, Gauss' law, potential difference, conservative and irrotational nature of electric field, determining electric field from electric potential. Electric fields in material media - conduction and convection currents, Ohm's law, resistance, conservative electric fields, electromotive force, Approaching electrostatic equilibrium, model for a dielectric, dipole and dipole moment, polarization, electric field in a dielectric material,boundary conditions. Magnetostatics - magnetic force, magnetic flux density, Ampere's law of force, Biot Savart law, Ampere's circuital law, vector magnetic potential, divergence of magnetic flux. Magnetic fields in material media - diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials, magnetic dipole moment, magnetisation, magnetic susceptibility, magnetisation current densities, Ampere's law, Boundary conditions. Electromagnetic induction, displacement current, Maxwell's Equations.


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YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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