Standard Course Syllabus Course Supervisor Date of Approval

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Newman 1/07

814 Method of Moments in Electromagnetics

2. CATALOG DESCRIPTION

Method of Moments solution of integral equations of electromagnetic radiation and scattering; applications to conducting

and material bodies, apertures, thin wires, microstrip, etc.

Quarters of Offering Credits
Level Class Meeting

Sp Qtr (even years). 3 G 3 cl.

Course Prerequisites

Prereq: 715.

3. PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC

Time Harmonic Electromagnetic Field Theory

Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite

none

4. Text(s) and Other Course Materials Author(s) Publisher

No text

References (supplemental reading)

[1] R.F. Harrington, "Field Computation by Moment Methods" IEEE Press

5. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Students learn the theory of the method of moments.

2. Students learn how the method of moments is used to solve a variety of problems involving the radiation, scattering and

transmission of electromagnetic energy.

3. Students develop computer codes to solve typical problems in electromagnetics using the method of moments.

6. TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES)

Theory of the Method of Moments (10)

Application to Perfectly Conducting Bodies (5)

Application to Material Bodies (5)

Application to Apertures (4)

Application to Thin Wires (3)

Application to Microstrip Transmission Lines (3)

7. CLASS MEETING PATTERN (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.)

3 cl.

Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:22 AM

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