Computational Electromagnetics 833 - 1st term, 2012

This is the home page of  Computational Electromagnetics 833, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Univ. Stellenbosch, South Africa.This course is being taught by Prof D B Davidson and Prof MM Botha this term.

Lecture days and times:

Lectures are given every week during the first term.

Venue: usually E207 , E&E Engineering, University of Stellenbosch.

 What's new:

• Minor corrections on lecture 6 notes posted.
  
• Fourth task posted 20 March.
• Notes for 5th and 6th classes (FEM) posted 19 March.
  
• Notes for third class posted 20 Feb.
  
• Second task posted 14 Feb.
• Notes for second class posted 13 Feb.
• First task posted 10 Feb.
• Notes for first class posted 06 Feb.
• Site first posted 06 Feb 2012.

Aim

The aim of this well-established post-graduate course is to teach the basics of computaitonal electromagnetics for RF and microwave engineers. The content varies from year to year. A detailed  course planner is available.

Course announcements

None at present.

Lecture schedule and course content (provisional)

• Lecture 1 (7 Feb 2012): A brief overview of CEM and an introduction to the MoM. Lecture notes for MoM part 1 and part 2 are available. Click here for the first task.
• Lecture 2 (14 Feb 2012): The solution of TM scattering from a cylinder using the MoM. Lecture notes available here. Click here for the second task.
• Lecture 3 (21 Feb 2012). Weighted residual formulations (notes); the RWG element and the solution of the EFIE MPIE using the MoM (notes). Click here for the third task.
  
• 29 Feb: Lecture by Prof Rajsanow
• Lecture 4 (6 Mar 2012): More on RWG and EFIE MPIE.
• Lecture 5 (13 Mar 2012): 1D FEM intro. Notes.
  
• Lecture 6 (20 Mar 2012): More on FEM in 1D. Notes, with corrections. Click here for the fourth task.
  

References

D.B. Davidson, Computational Electromagnetics for RF and Microwave Engineering, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2011.