General Information
COURSE MEETINGS:
 
Section 1
 MR 4-6
T 2-4
Darrin 330
JEC 4107
Prof. Connor
Staff
Section 2 MR 4-6
T 4-6
Darrin 330
JEC 4107

Prof. Connor
Staff
Section 3
MR 4-6
T 6-8 		Darrin 330
JEC 4107 		Prof. Connor
Staff
There are open shop periods when our staff has office hours in the studio. (see below)  When projects are due and before quizzes, extra open shop hours may be added.

Quizzes:

There will be three quizzes given from 7-9PM February 14(Amos Eaton 214), 4-5:50PM March 31 (Darrin 330), and 4- 5:50PM April 25 (Darrin 330). There will be no other office hours on quiz days. Note that quiz 2 and quiz 3 are held during normal lecture hours and that quiz 2 is scheduled for Thursday, not Monday.
Final:
Monday, May 9, 11:30-2:30, Darrin 324
STAFF:

Faculty:

 
Kenneth A. Connor
JEC 5010 x8552 email
 

 
Teaching Assistants:
 
Xi Chen email Section 1 2PM to 4PM Tuesdays
Rajanish Bhat email Section 2 4PM to 6PM Tuesdays
Zhen Jia email Section 3 6PM to 8PM Tuesdays
Faith Sherman email Section 3 6PM to 8PM Tuesdays
James Brown email Section 2 4PM to 6PM Tuesdays
Nate Chadwick email Section 1 2PM to 6PM Tuesdays
Secretary
 
Audrey Hayner JEC 6003 x6019 audrey@ecse.rpi.edu
Students (Photo pdf files are large.)
 






OFFICE HOURS :
 
Prof. Connor     Office Hours JEC 6010
Xi Chen
 Sunday
 3PM to 6PM Open Shop JEC 4107
Rajanish Bhat Monday 6PM to 8PM Open Shop JEC 4107
Zhen Jia Monday 6PM to 8PM Open Shop JEC 4107
James Brown Sunday 4PM to 6PM Open Shop JEC 4107
Nate Chadwick Tuesday 10AM to 12PM
Open Shop JEC 4107
Faith Sherman Friday 2PM to 4PM Open Shop JEC 4107

MAILBOXES:

Prof. Connor's mailbox is in JEC 6003

DO NOT put anything in the TA's mailboxes. Those boxes are reserved for department use and are not to be used for course materials.

KEY DATES
14 February
Quiz 1
18 February
Project 1 due
31 March
Quiz 2
Note that this quiz is being held on Thursday
25 April
 Quiz 3
29 April
Project 2 due
9 May Final Exam

Monday, 9 May, 11:30 - 2:30 DCC 324

GRADING SUMMARY
Quizzes (3)
100 points each
300 points
Homework (Best 7 of 8)
20 points each
140 points

Lecture Quizzes

5 points each
110 points

Projects (2)
50 points each
100 points
Final
200 points
200 points

Extra Credit

Up to 20 points
   
Total
850 points

STUDIO FORMAT

The course is not being taught in studio format this term.

PRE-REQUISITES

PHYS-1200 Physics II

MATH-2400 Introduction to Differential Equations

ECSE-2010 Electric Circuits (co-requisite is OK)

MATH-2010 Multivariable Calculus and Matix Algebra is not a pre-requisite, but it sure helps.

TEXT

REQUIRED

Fawwaz T. Ulaby, "Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics", Available in the bookstore. 

An electronic workbook, " Visual Electromagnetics for Mathcad " is available on the web. You'll need Mathcad software and the cheapest option is Mathcad Explorer (free)

K.A. Connor and S. J. Salon - Notes (Now available online through WebCT)

OPTIONAL
H. M. Shey, "Div, Grad, Curl, and All That," 3rd edition. Published by W.W. Norton. This book is available from several web bookstores (varsitybooks.com, amazon.com, NetStoreUSA.com and many others for from $18-25.)

Joseph A. Edminister, "Theory and Problems of Electromagnetics," 2nd edition. Published by McGraw-Hill as part of their Schaum's Outline Series. This book is also available from several web bookstores and can be found at Borders and Barnes and Noble.

Syed A. Nasar, "2000 Solved Problems in Electromagnetics." Published by McGraw-Hill in their Schaum's Solved Problems Series. This book is out of print, but there is a copy in the ECSE lounge that you can use there.