King Saud University
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
EE 521: Electromagnetic Fields
Instructor: Dr. Majeed Alkanhal
Office 2C17
Phone: 4678595
Textbook:
R. F. Harrington, Time-Harmonic Electromagnetic Fields, McGraw-Hill, 1961.
Course contents
Quasi-static fields; time harmonic fields; wave propagation in unbounded media; reflection and transmission of plane wave; radiation and antenna concepts; Some theorems and concepts: the source concept, duality, uniqueness, image theory, the equivalence principle, fields in half space, reciprocity, Green’s functions; plane wave functions; analytical and numerical techniques for solving field problems.
Course Outline:
Topic |
Chapters |
|
Fundamental Concepts |
Ch. 1 |
|
Introduction to Waves |
Ch. 2 |
|
Some Theorems and Concepts |
Ch. 3 |
|
Plane Wave Equations |
Ch. 4 |
Grading system:
First Exam 20 %
Second Exam 20 %
Assignments 10%
Projects 10 %
Final Exam 40%
Other important reference:
1. C. A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
Course Slides:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4