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EE3109Applied Electromagnetics

2026/27 · Undergraduate

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Course code
EE3109
Credit units
3
Academic unit
Department of Electrical Engineering
Readable study materials
109 items

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2026/27 · Official catalogue edition

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What you will study

Course overview and aims
The aim of this course is to provide students with fundamental electromagnetic theories and techniques for working as a communication engineers.
Keyword syllabus
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Revision of time harmonic analysis; Gauss’, Ampere’s, and Faraday’s laws. Conduction and dielectric losses, loss tangent. Displacement current and Maxwell’s equations. Plane wave propagation in a homogeneous medium, propagation constant, intrinsic impedance. Wave polarization, circularly polarized waves, axial ratio. Reflection, Refraction, and Transmission Boundary conditions. Wave reflection, refraction, and transmission at a dielectric-dielectric interface, Snell’s Law. Phase and group velocities, standing waves, total internal reflection. Multiple reflections, quarter-wave coating. Reflection of polarized waves, Brewster angle. Wave reflection from a plane of conductor. Transmission Lines Wave propagation in a terminated transmission line, phase velocity, attenuation constant. Circuit parameters of typical transmission lines. Characteristic impedance, reflection coefficient, voltage standing ratio. Power transfer, impedance matching, Smith chart. Multiple reflections, quarter-wave transformer. Dielectric waveguide. Radiation Fresnel and Fraunhofer zones, radiation conditions. Radiation of a tiny current element, a half wavelength dipole, and a patch antenna. Radiation pattern, radiation resistance, beamwidth, bandwidth, gain, and directivity. Power transfer, effective isotropic radiation power, antenna aperture, Friss transmission formula.

Official PDF, pages 4–5 · Keyword Syllabus

Intended learning outcomes
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CILOIntended learning outcomeWeightDEC
1Apply the Maxwell’s equations to find the E-field from the H-field and vice versa—DEC-A2
2Apply the boundary conditions to find the EM fields for simple problems—DEC-A1, DEC-A2
3Analyze the incident and reflected waves in a transmission line—DEC-A2
4Match a load to the system impedance—DEC-A2
5Design a simple dipole antenna—DEC-A2

Official PDF, page 2 · Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

Before you take this course

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Prerequisites
EE2104 Introduction to Electromagnetics and (MA3001 Differential Equations or EE3121 Differential Equations for Electrical Engineering)
Precursors
Nil
Corequisites
This edition of the official syllabus does not state this item.
Additional course requirements
This edition of the official syllabus does not state this item.
Equivalent courses and conditions
Nil
Exclusive courses and conditions
Nil

Assessment and passing the course

Assessment
Continuous assessment: 50%; Examination: 50%; Examination duration: 2 hours

Assessment breakdown

Assessment taskWeightGenerative AIRemarks and restrictions
TestsCILO 1, 2, 3, 4, 530%No-
AssignmentsCILO 1, 2, 3, 4, 510%Yes-
Lab Exercises/ReportsCILO 1, 2, 3, 4, 510%Yes-

Official PDF, page 3 · Assessment Tasks / Activities (ATs)

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Assessment Tasks / Activities (ATs)
                     ATs                 CILO No.              Weighting (%)          Remarks ("-" for   Allow Use of
                                                                                      nil entry)         GenAI?
1                    Tests (min.: 2)     1, 2, 3, 4, 5         30                     -                  No
2                    #Assignments        1, 2, 3, 4, 5         10                     -                  Yes
                     (min.: 3)
3                    Lab Exercises/      1, 2, 3, 4, 5         10                     -                  Yes
                     Reports
Passing requirements
Remark: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in course work and 30% in the examination. Also, 75% laboratory attendance rate must be obtained. # may include homework, tutorial exercise, project/mini-project, presentation
Credits, duration and edition details
Title in this edition
Applied Electromagnetics
Credits in this edition
3
Course duration
One Semester
Syllabus effective term
Semester A 2025/26
Levels printed in the syllabus
B1, B2, B3, B4 - Bachelor's Degree

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