Syllabus: EEL 3472 Electromagnetic Fields and Applications I

Fall 2016
Credits:

Meeting Times:

MWF 1:55-2:45
NEB 202

Instructor:

Allen E. Turner, Ph.D.

227 NEB
turneral@ ufl.edu
352-392-2652

Office Hours:

MW 2:00-3:00, or by appointment

General Description Course provides an introduction to Electromagnetic Fields and their applications. Topics covered
include transmission lines, electrostatics, magnetostatics, time-varying fields, plane waves, antennas and waveguides.
Objectives: After successful completion of this course, the student will have a basic understanding of:

Traveling waves and associated equations

Transmission lines
Vector analysis in multiple coordinate systems
Electrostatic systems
Magnetostatic systems
Time-Varying Fields
Electromagnetic waves and systems

Text: Engineering Electromagnetics, 8th Edition, by William H. Hayt, Jr., and John A. Buck

Grading: There will be two tests, a final exam, homework, labs and pop quizzes.
Labs may take one or two weeks to complete with a new lab every two weeks. Lab schedules will be
established during the first week of class and labs will begin during the third week of class.
Pop quizzes can occur at any time, however, they will occur whenever the instructor deems that the class is not
prepared to start on time, if any student is using a computer, cell phone, ipod, ipad, etc., reading a newspaper,
socializing or otherwise being rude, disrespectful or disruptive during class.
Any student causing a pop quiz will receive a zero on the pop quiz and any student responsible for multiple pop
quizzes will, at the instructors discretion, receive a zero for their overall pop quiz score.
Each pop quiz will count 2% of the overall score, the remaining portion of the overall score will be weighted as
shown in the table below.
The tests will be given in the evening as part of a combined test/help session starting at 7:00 PM.
Test
1
2
Final Exam
Homework

Date
October 4th
November 4th
December 14th, 3-5 pm
Weekly

Tentative Chapters
TBD
TBD
TBD

The weighted test score, T, will be calculated for each student as shown below.
T

0.2T1 0.2T2 0.3TFE

0.7

The score, S, for the course will be calculated as follows, assuming that HW represents the homework score, L
the lab score.
If HW>T then

S 0.15 HW 0.15 L 0.7T

Otherwise

S (0.15 0.002(T HW )) HW 0.15L (0.7 0.002(T HW ))T

An overall score, OA, will be tabulated for each student based on the pop quiz score, Q, the number of pop
quizzes, N, along with the score, S, according to the formula below
OA S (1 0.02 N ) Q (0.02 N )
Grades will be assigned based on the table shown below.
Overall Score (OA)
92.5-100
90-92.499
87.5-89.99
82.5-87.499
80-82.499
77.5-79.999
72.5-77.499
70-72.499..
67.5-69.99
62.5-67.499
60-62.499
Less than 60

Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DE

Academic Honesty Policy: You are required to do your own work and you are not permitted to turn in anything that is not entirely your own work. You are expected to
report any violations of the Honor Code that you become aware of.
The unauthorized use of computers, cell phones, ipods or other similar electronic devices are prohibited during class.
Software Use: All faculty, staff and students of the University are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so
can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Such violations are also against University policies and rules, and disciplinary action
will be taken as appropriate.
University of Florida Counseling Services: Resources are available on campus for students having problems
or lacking clear career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance. These resources
include:
1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal and career counseling.
2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, for personal counseling.
3. Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, for sexual assault counseling.
4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development