Foundations of Electromagnetic Waves

2025

ABSTRACT

The course provides the basic knowledge related to the analysis of electromagnetic waves, up to the application layer. The course, through based on rigorous theoretical foundations, is oriented towards the applications of greatest interest to the electrical and telecommunication engineers. Theoretical classes will be complemented by numerical (carried out with the aid of SW programs) and experimental (by means of HW emulators) exercises.

 

COURSE FORMAT

The Course is taught in 🇬🇧️ ENGLISH and offered

  • On-site
  • On-line (synchronous and asynchronous)

with video recordings, hand-outs, etc. of the lectures available off-line. (*)

 

COURSE CONTENT

  • Introduction to Maxwell equations and solutions
  • Interactions between waves and media
  • Energy theorems and radiation conditions
  • Propagation of waves

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • Theoretical Lessons
  • e-Xam Self Assessment (each teaching class or periodically)
  • SW/HW Emulator Exercises
  • e-Xam Final Assessment
 

FURTHER READINGS

  1. G. Franceschetti, "Electromagnetics. Theory, Techniques, and Engineering Paradigms", Ed: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1997.
  2. G. Conciauro, "Introduzione alle onde elettromagnetiche", Ed: Mc-Graw-Hill, 1993.
  3. J. Stratton, "Electromagnetic Theory", Ed. McGraw-Hill, 1941.
For further references please contact the Lecturer(s).

(*) Each registered participant acknowledges that the material distributed in the frame of the course, available for the duration of one academic year, is protected by copyright and delivered for educational purposes and personal use only. The participant agrees and undertakes not to forward, publish, disclose, distribute, disseminate - in any form or manner - such a material without written consent of the author(s) of the material. Unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the speaker in written form, no recordings of the online lectures can be made.