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 in Amos Eaton 214 February 13, March 27, and April 24. There will be no other office hours on quiz days.

Final:

9 May, from 3-6pm in DCC 318.

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STAFF:

Faculty:

 

Kenneth A. Connor	JEC 6010	x8552	email
Yves Maréchal	JEC 5008		email

Teaching Assistants:

 

Xi Chen	email	Section 3	6PM to 8PM Tuesdays
Luigi Vanfretti	email	Section 2	4PM to 6PM Tuesdays
Y-B Jung	email	Section 1 & 2	2PM to 6PM Tuesdays
Richard Huang	email	Section 1	2PM to 4PM 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
Prof. Maréchal			Office Hours
Xi Chen	Monday	6-8pm	Open Shop	JEC 4107
Luigi Vanfretti	Sunday	3-5pm	Open Shop	JEC 4107
Y-B Jung	TBA	TBA	Open Shop	JEC 4107
Richard Huang	Sunday	3-5pm	Open Shop	JEC 4107

MAILBOXES:

Prof. Connor's mailbox is in JEC 6003
Prof. Maréchal's mailbox is in JEC 5012

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

13 February	Quiz 1
21 February	Project 1 due
27 March	Quiz 2
24 April	Quiz 3
27 April	Project 2 due
9 May	Final Exam	DCC 318

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.  Prof. Ulaby's webpage dedicated to his book.

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 and as a CD)

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.