E E  417/517

Electromagnetic Radiation, Antennas, and Propagation

Iowa State University

Spring 2008

Course Description and Objectives

Office Hours: Coover 2130, Tuesday & Thursday, 11am-noon.

Textbook, references, and Notes

• Textbook:  C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3^rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2005. (ISBN: 0-471-66782-X)
• J. D. Kraus, Antennas, 2^nd Ed., McGraw Hill, 1988. (ISBN: 0-070-35422-7)
• W. L. Stutzman and G. A. Thiele, Antenna Theory and Design, 2^nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1998. (ISBN: 0-471-02590-9)
• R. E. Collin, Antennas and radiowave propagation, McGraw Hill, 1985. (ISBN: 0-070-11808-6)
• Class notes.

Laboratory

• Room: Durham 344

Homework: Homework assignments will be given Thursday and are due exactly a week later. Late homework is not acceptable.

Tentative Course Schedule

1. Introduction, basic radiation, definitions of terms.
2. Dipole and loop antennas, folded dipoles, feeding & baluns, radar formulas, polarization.
3. Numerical analysis: method of moments.
4. Antenna arrays. Yagi-Uda arrays, microstrip antennas, helical antennas.
5. Broadband and frequency-independent antennas.
6. Radiation from apertures; slot, horn, and parabolic reflector antennas.
7. Antenna and receiving system noise properties.
8. Radiowave propagation in presence of earth and its atmosphere.

Final Grade Breakdown for EE417 (there are extra projects for EE517 students):

• Laboratory work ---------------           25% 
• Homework ---------------------          25%
•  Midterm Exams ---------------            25%
• Final Exam ---------------------           25%

If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me soon. Please request that a Disability Resources staff send a SAAR form verifying your disability and specifying the accommodation you will need.