| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Johnson | 3/05 |
| | 713 | Elements of Radio Wave Propagation |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Practical methods for predicting tropospheric, groundwave, and ionospheric propagation, including refraction, reflection, |
| | and extinction effects. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Sp Qtr (even years). | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 312 or equiv or grad standing. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Previous exposure to electrodynamic fields, including plane waves and transmission lines. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Notes from UniPrint |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Rohan, "Introduction to Electromagnetic Wave Propagation," Artech, 1991. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students will gain experience in analytical and empirical methods for predicting the propagation of electromagnetic waves |
| | over a wide range of frequencies. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 2. Students will apply computers to solve simple propagation problems. (Criterion 3(k)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Introduction and review of electrodynamics (6) |
| | Direct transmission and satellite communications (3) |
| | Propagation through reflection and refraction (4) |
| | Propagation over irregular terrain (3) |
| | Groundwave propagation (3) |
| | Ionospheric effects on propagation (6) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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