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EEE 23 Electromagnetic Fields I

Units: 4.0
Schedule:
Lecture (LEC) 2 x 1.5 hours per week, TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM (THW), WF 1:00 PM-2:30 PM (WFW), WF
2:30 PM-4:00 PM (WFX)
Discussion Class (DC) 1 x 1.0 hour per week
Lecturers:
Paul Leonard Atchong Hilario, Ph.D. atchong@eee.upd.edu.ph, EEEI 526
Miguel Carlo Purisima carlo@eee.upd.edu.ph, EEEI 402, M 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, WF 2:30 PM-5:00 PM,
TTh 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Discussion Class Handlers:
Patth Rick Ramirez pramirez@eee.upd.edu.ph, EEEI 312
Wilbert Rey Tarnate wilbert@eee.upd.edu.ph, EEEI 326
Adonis Emmanuel Tio adonis@eee.upd.edu.ph, EEEI 326
Course Description: Vector Analysis; steady electric and magnetic fields; dielectric and magnetic
materials; time-varying fields; Maxwells equations; applications to electrical engineering.
Prerequisites: Physics 72
Co-requisites: Math 55
Goals: To provide the students with the theoretical foundations of electromagnetic fields and its
applications in electrical and electronics engineering.
Course Objectives:
1. To be able to analyze vector systems in Cartesian, Cylindrical and Spherical coordinate spaces.
2. To be able to calculate the electric fields of different charge distributions on the basis of
Coulombs Law
3. To be able to calculate the electric fields of symmetrical charge distributions using Gausss Law
4. To verify the divergence theorem
5. To be able to calculate the gradient of a vector
6. To be able the calculate the potential field of different charge distributions using the line integral
7. To calculate the potential fields of different charge distributions using the conservative property
of the potential field
8. To be able to calculate the energy contained in electrostatic fields
9. To be able solve for the electric fields on the basis of the potential gradient
10. To analyze the behavior of electrostatic fields across dielectric boundaries
11. To differentiate insulators, conductors and semiconductors
12. To be able to solve the capacitance of different charge distributions.
13. To be able to calculate the capacitance using Poissonss equations

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14. To be able to calculate the magnetic fields of different current distributions using Biot-Savarts
Law and Amperes Law
15. To be able to calculate the curl of a vector
16. To verify Stokes Theorem
17. To be able to solve different scalar and vector magnetic potentials fields
18. To be able to calculate the force exerted of a magnetic field on moving charges and current
elements
19. To be able to calculate the force and torque of a magnetic field on closed circuits
20. To analyze the behavior of magnetic fields across different magnetic materials
21. To be able to analyze simple magnetic circuits
22. To be able to solve the self and mutual inductance of magnetic circuits
23. To be able to calculate the electromotive force using Faradays Law
24. To explain the different forms of Maxwells equations.
25. To be able to explain the theory behind electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission
lines.
Grading System:
Requirement
Percentage
Long Exam Average (LEC)
85%
Recitation, group work, seatwork, etc. (DC)
10%
Attendance (DC)
5%
Pre-Final Grade (PFG)
100%
If PFG 60, the student may opt not to take the final exam and his Raw Grade will be equal to his
PFG.
If PFG < 60, the student is required to take the final exam.
A student who missed one long exam with a valid excuse is required to take the final exam.
A student who missed more than one exam even with valid excuse shall be dropped from the course
or otherwise given a failing grade.
For students who took the final exam, Raw Grade is computed from the following distribution:
Requirement Percentage
PFG
70%
Final exam
30%
Raw Grade
100%
The raw grade to UP grade conversion is as follows:
Raw Grade UP Grade
92 x
1.00
88 x < 92
1.25
84 x < 88
1.50
80 x < 84
1.75
76 x < 80
2.00
72 x < 76
2.25

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2.50
2.75
3.00
5.00

Course Policies:
1. The attendance component is obtained from the discussion classes. Please refer to the policies
of your DC section regarding attendance and other requirements.
2. There will be three (3) long exams. Each exam is departmental and the coverage is defined in the
course outline.
3. Re-grading of exams will be entertained only up to one (1) week after the results of the exam are
handed out.
4. A practice set will be given for each exam. The answers to the practice set will be released
before the exam.
5. Students are expected to work on individual class requirements independently.
6. Cheating is punishable with a filing of a disciplinary case. Copying of homework, seatwork, and
other requirements is considered as cheating. Signing attendance sheets on behalf of other
students is also considered cheating.
7. A student whose PFG is less than sixty (60) must take the final exam.
8. A student who missed one long exam with a valid excuse must take the final exam.
9. A student who missed one long exam without a valid excuse shall get a grade of zero for the said
exam.
10. A student who missed more than one exam even with valid excuse shall be dropped from the
course or otherwise given a failing grade.
11. Excuse slips shall be submitted to your DC instructor not more than two weeks after the missed
exam.
Textbook:
1. W. Hayt, Engineering Electromagnetics, 8th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2012. [WH]
Other References:
2. Dr. Efren Abaya, Introduction to Electric Fields, 8th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2012. [EA]
3. N. N. Rao, Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics, 5th ed., Prentice Hall. [NR]
4. Krauss and Fleisch, Electromagnetic Fields with Applications. [KF]
Course Outline:
Meeting
1 (1/19-1/22)

2 (1/19-1/22)

Content
Course outline and policies. Vectors and Scalars; Vector
Algebra in Cartesian Coordinate System; Vector
components.
Scalar and Vector fields; Dot product and Cross product;
Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate systems
Vector Analysis in Spherical and Cylindrical Coordinates;
Solving the surface area and volumes in Cylindrical and

Reading Materials
[WH 1.1-1.4], [NR 1.11.2]
[WH 1.5-1.9], [NR 1.31.4]
[WH 1.8-1.9], [NR 1.3]

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Spherical coordinates
Coulombs Law; Electric Field Intensity; Fields of a
continuous volume charge distribution
Electric fields of line charge and plane of charge;
Streamline and sketches of fields; Electric fields of
symmetrical charge distributions.
Electric Flux; Electric Flux density; Gausss law;
Applications of Gausss Law
Continuation of Gauss' Law, Divergence, Maxwell's first
equation
Vector operator, Divergence theorem

[WH 2.1-2.3], [NR 2.1]

[WH 2.4-2.6], [NR
2.1][WH 3.1-3.3], [NR
3.4]
[WH 3.6-3.7], [NR 3.5,
4.3]
[WH 3.6-3.7], [NR 3.5,
4.3]
[WH 3.6-3.7], [NR 3.5,
4.3]

End of Long Exam 1 Coverage

Energy of a moving charge; Line Integral
[WH 4.1-4.2]
Potential difference and potential; Potential field of a
[WH 4.3-4.5], [NR 4.5]
point charge; Potential field of systems of charges
Long Exam 1 review
Long Exam 1, February 20, 2016, S 7:30 AM-9:30 AM
Potential Gradient; The electric dipole; Energy density
[WH 4.6-4.8], [NR 4.4,
in electrostatic fields
2.5, 4.6]
Current; Current density; Continuity of current; Metallic [WH 5.1-5.3], [NR 2.4,
conductors; Conductor properties and boundary
4.2]
conditions
Methods of images; Semiconductors, dielectrics;
[WH 5.4-5.6], [NR 2.4,
boundary conditions in dielectrics
3.6]
[WH 5.7-5.8], [NR 2.4,
3.6]
Capacitance; Capacitance examples
[WH 5.9-5.10], [NR 6.2]
Poisson's & Laplace's equations; Uniqueness; Examples [WH 7.1-7.4], [NR 6.1]
of solutions using Poisson's equations
Biot-Savarts Law, Ampere's Law, Curl of a vector
[WH 8.1], [NR 2.2]
Stoke's theorem; Flux and flux density; Scalar and
[WH 8.3-8.4], [NR 4.3]
vector magnetic potentials; Examples.
[WH 8.5-8.7], [NR 2.2,
4.4-4.5]
End of Long Exam 2 Coverage
Force on a moving charge and differential current
[WH 9.1-9.2], [NR 2.3]
element; Force and torque on closed circuits
[WH 9.3-9.4], [NR 2.3]
Nature of Magnetic Materials; Magnetization;
[WH 9.5-9.7], [NR 2.6,
Permeability; Magnetic Boundary conditions
8.2]
Magnetic circuits; Flux, reluctance, B-H curves.
[WH 9.8], [NR 2.6, 8.2]
Potential Energy; Forces on magnetic materials
[WH 9.8-9.9], [NR 4.6]
Faradays Law and Lenz's Law, Displacement Current
[WH 10.1-10.2], [NR 3.23.3]
Maxwells equations in point form and integral form
[WH 10.2-10.3], [NR 3.2Retarded Potential
3.4, 4.1-4.2]
Long Exam 2 Review
Long Exam 2, April 16, 2016, S 7:30 AM-9:30 AM
Uniform plane wave propagation
[WH 11.1-11.7],[NR 5.15.6]
Uniform plane wave propagation
[WH 11.1-11.7],[NR 5.1-

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Transmission lines

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Transmission Lines

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Long Exam 3 Review

End of Long Exam 3 Coverage
Long Exam 3, May 20, 2016, F 7:30 AM-9:30 AM
Final Exam, May 28, 2016, S 8:00 AM-11:00 AM

5.6]
[WH 11.1-11.7],[NR 5.15.6]
[WH 12.1-12.5],[NR 6.36.8]
[WH 12.1-12.5],[NR 6.36.8]