Electromagnetic Waves

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, seven hours. Enforced requisite: course 101A. Time-varying fields and Maxwell equations, plane wave propagation and interaction with media, energy flow and Poynting vector, guided waves in waveguides, phase and group velocity, radiation and antennas. Letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
6.7 / 10
Organization
8.3 / 10
Time
5-10 hrs/week
Overall
3.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2022 In-Person
    Grade: B+

    Definitely read the recommended readings before lecture because I find them to be quite confusing as Prof. Jarrahi seems to just write stuff on the whiteboard without clarifying what exactly is writing about. The textbook is quite good actually, and helps with HW a lot. Midterm wasn't too bad, and as such the final was a lot harder.

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2024 In-Person
    Grade: B

    Class felt like it was pure derivations.

Course

Instructor
Mona Jarrahi
Previously taught
24S 24W 23W 22S 22W 21S 21W 20S 20W 19S 19W 18S 18W
Formerly offered as
EL ENGR 101B

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 100% recommend the textbook