Fall Semester 2019

Announcements

  • New! - Project 3 has been posted, Due Dec. 15, 2019, 11:59 pm Eastern time. (Date posted: Mon Nov. 18 1:41 pm EST 2019, DJ)
  • - Project 2 has been posted, Due Nov. 17, 2019, 11:59 pm Eastern time. (Date posted: Wed Oct. 23 1:41 pm EST 2019, DJ)
  • - Project 1 has been posted, Due Oct. 6 (Sun), 2019, 11:59 pm. (Date posted: Wed Sept. 11 12:50 pm EST 2019, DJ)
  • - Homework 02 is Due on Fri, Sept. 13, class time.
  • - A general course information sheet has been posted in the Handout Section. (Date posted: Mon Aug. 19 1:46 pm EST 2019, DJ)

Class notes

Handouts

Class Hours

  • MWF 2:30-3:20 pm 

Class Location

  • EE 226

Schedule

  • 15-week lectures. Classes end on Dec. 7.

    No classes on Sept. 2 (Monday, Labor Day)

    No classes on Oct. 7-8 (MT, Fall break)

    No classes on Nov. 27-30 (W-S, Thanksgiving)

    Three other classes to be canceled due to your three projects.

Instructor

Prof. Dan Jiao

Office: Wang 3049

Tel: (765) 494-5240

Email: djiao@purdue.edu

Office hours: MF: 3:30-4:20 pm.

Secretary

Mrs. Lori Carte

Office: Wang 2080

Tel: (765) 494-6442

Email: ljcarte@purdue.edu

Office hours: Monday-Friday: 8am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm.

Text Book

  • Suggested Textbook: J. Jin, Theory and Computation of Electromagnetic Fields, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2015

References

  • - A. Taflove and S. C. Hagness, Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, 2nd ed. Norwood, MA: Artech House, 2000
    - J. Jin, The Finite Element Method in Electromagnetics, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2002
    - W. C. Chew, J. M. Jin, E. Michielssen, and J. M. Song, Fast and Efficient Algorithms in Computational Electromagnetics, Norwood, MA: Artech House, 2001

Prerequisite

EE 604 or consent of the instructor

Grading

  • - Homework 20%
  • - Project on the Finite Difference Method 20%
  • - Project on the Finite Element Method 20%
  • - Project on the Method of Moments 20%
  • - Final presentation 20%

Course Outline

  • - Review of Electromagnetic Theory ( 2 weeks)
  • - Finite Difference Method, theory and application (4 weeks)
  • - Finite Element Method, theory and application (4 weeks)
  • - Method of Moments, theory and application (4 weeks)
  • - Fast algorithms (1 week)

Course Objective

  • The objective is to develop fundamental electromagnetic modeling skills with a view to current research applications in the area of stealth technology, antenna design, electromagnetic interference (EMI), optics, RF and microwave, VLSI design, biomedical engineering, and micro- and nano-scale circuits and devices. Techniques for problem formulation and computer implementation will be stressed.

Ground Rules

  • No late homework/project will be accepted.
    Any cases of inappropriate conduct (such as cheating on projects) will be forwarded to the Dean of Students.

Campus Emergency

  • In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. In such an event, information will be provided through this website or emails.
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