Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
European Credit Transfer System | |
To enhance the students' knowledge of electromagnetic fields and wave behaviour and how this can be used to describe quasistatic fields, transmission lines and plane waves.
Maxwell Equations
Basic vector algebra, definitions of Curl, Div and Grad, review quasi-static fields, Laplace and Poisson equations, continuity equation, derivation of Maxwell’s equations for static and time varying fields. Physical and engineering significance of Maxwell’s equations.
Transmission Lines
Concepts of distributed circuits, derivation of transmission line parameters, attenuation and phase coefficients, characteristic impedance, Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) definition, lossless and lossy lines.
Electromagnetic Waves
Derivation of the wave equation, solution of wave equation for the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) case, plane wave concepts, wavelength, attenuation and phase constants, propagation of waves in lossless and lossy media, polarisation, wave power (Poynting vector), interaction with dielectric and conducting media, and wave reflection and refraction.
Engineering Context
Relevant connections to standards and legislation, e.g. interference and compatibility.
Relevant examples will be provided to reinforce key topics as appropriate.
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Non-Synchronous Activities |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Synchronous On-Line Material |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 15 | 1:00 | 15:00 | Completion of in course assessment |
Structured Guided Learning | Structured non-synchronous discussion | 9 | 1:00 | 9:00 | Non Synchronous Discussion of Lecture Material |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Office Hour or Discussion Board Activity |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 51 | 1:00 | 51:00 | Lecture preparation, coursework review, background reading |
Total | 100:00 |
Non-synchronous online materials are used for the delivery of theory and explanation of methods, illustrated with examples, and for giving general feedback on assessed work. Present-in-person and synchronous online sessions are used to help develop the students’ abilities at applying the theory to solving problems and to identify and resolve specific queries raised by students, and to allow students to receive individual feedback on marked work. In addition, office hours/discussion board activity will provide an opportunity for more direct contact between individual students and the lecturer: a typical student might spend a total of one or two hours over the course of the module, either individually or as part of a group.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 80 | N/A |
Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
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Optics & Principles of Electromagnetism | 2 | N/A |
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Report | 2 | M | 20 | numeric problem solving assessment. |
A substantial formal examination is appropriate for the assessment of the material in this module. The course assessments will allow the students to develop their problem solving techniques, to practise the methods learnt in the module, to assess their progress and to receive feedback; these assessments have a secondary formative purpose as well as their primary summative purpose.