Course Description
Literature
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Gerhard Kristensson: Modeling of Electromagnetic interaction with Matter.
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Sophocles J. Orfanidis: Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas. This book can be down loaded on the internet.
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G. Kristensson, Lösningar Elektromagnetisk vågutbredning (in Swedish).
Prerequisits
Basic electromagnetic theory and good knowledge of vector analysis are requested.
Goal and contents
The following topics will be covered in the course:
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The Maxwell equations
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The constitutive relations
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Time harmonic fields
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Wave propagation in a fixed direction, isotropic materials
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Wave propagation in several dimensions, isotropic materials
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Wave propagation in a fixed direction, complex materials
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Wave propagation in inhomogeneous materials
Teaching
The course contains lectures, exercises and supervision of projects. The schedule is determined at the introduction at the start of the course. The lecture halls will be announced later.
Assignments and projects
Two rounds of assignments, each consisting of 2-3 separate problems, and a project will be given. The project and several of the problems require numerical computations, which require basic programing skills in MATLAB or some other software. The assignments and the project are documented in a written report. Deadlines for the assignments and the project are given later.
Report
The results of the project are documented in a typed report. Specifically, the contents should be:
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Introduction: An introduction containing a short summary of the project and its goal and motivation.
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Analysis: This section contains a short summary of the mathematical results of the analysis. Refer to relevant equations in the literature and write down equations that are important for the numerical implementation. Long mathematical derivations can be given in appendices.
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Numerical results: Give a short presentation of the numerical implementation. Refer to enclosed MATLAB program. Add graphs and figures that illustrate the result in the project.
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Conclusions: Finish the report with conclusions and comments
Grades
There are three different grades given:
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Grade 3: A pass on the two assignments and the project.
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Grade 4: A pass on the two assignments and the project, and a passed oral presentation of the project.
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Grade 5: A pass on the two assignments and the project, and a passed oral presentation of the project. Oral examination.