Unit information: Lines and Waves in 2011/12

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Unit name Lines and Waves
Unit code EENG25000
Credit points 10
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Professor. Craddock
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

EENG17300
Co-requisites

None
School/department School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Faculty of Science and Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is concerned with propagation, including the behaviour of transmission lines and the theory of electromagnetic waves based on Maxwell's equations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will:

  • be familiar with Maxwell's equations in both time and frequency domain form, the properties of plane waves in lossy media and the behaviour of voltages and currents on unmatched transmission lines.
  • be able to calculate quantities such as wave impedance, skin depth, input impedance and VSWR

Assessment Information

Name: Modem

Type: Viva, WebCT test and Lab book assessment combined

% of final mark: 20

Description: The design of the RF subsystem in a data modem.

Name: Terminal Exam

Type: Exam

% of final mark: 80

Description: 2 hour written paper

Reading and References

No textbook is recommended. Students instead receive a full set of notes.

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