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Elements of Engineering
Electromagnetics
First Edition
Prentice Hall, 1977

By N. Narayana Rao


Table of Contents

PREFACE

1 - VECTORS AND FIELDS

1.1 - Vector Algebra
1.2 - Cartesian Coordinate System
1.3 - Scalar and Vector Fields
1.4 - Sinusoidally Time-Varying Fields
1.5 - The Electric Field
1.6 - The Magnetic Field
1.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

2 - MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IN INTEGRAL FORM 2.1 - The Line Integral
2.2 - The Surface Integral
2.3 - Faraday's Law
2.4 - Ampere's Circuital Law
2.5 - Gauss' Law for the Magnetic Field
2.6 - Gauss' Law for the Electric Field
2.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 3 - MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IN DIFFERENTIAL FORM 3.1 - Faraday's Law
3.2 - Ampere's Circuital Law
3.3 - Curl and Stokes' Theorem
3.4 - Gauss' Law for the Electric Field
3.5 - Gauss' Law for the Magnetic Field
3.6 - Divergence and the Divergence Theorem
3.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 4 - WAVE PROPAGATION IN FREE SPACE 4.1 - The Infinite Plane Current Sheet
4.2 - Magnetic Field Adjacent to the Current Sheet
4.3 - Successive Solution of Maxwell's Equations
4.4 - Solution by Wave Equation
4.5 - Uniform Plane Waves
4.6 - Poynting Vector and Energy Storage
4.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 5 - WAVE PROPAGATION IN MATERIAL MEDIA 5.1 - Conductors
5.2 - Dielectrics
5.3 - Magnetic Materials
5.4 - Wave Equation and Solution
5.5 - Uniform Plane Waves in Dielectrics
5.6 - Uniform Plane Waves in Conductors
5.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 6 - TRANSMISSION LINES 6.1 - Boundary Conditions on a Perfect Conductor Surface
6.2 - Parallel-Plate Transmission Line
6.3 - Transmission Line With an Arbitrary Cross Section
6.4 - Short-Circuited Transmission Line
6.5 - Boundary Conditions at a Dielectric Discontinuity
6.6 - Transmission-Line Discontinuity
6.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 7 - WAVEGUIDES 7.1 - Uniform Plane Wave Propagation in an Arbitrary Direction
7.2 - Transverse Electric Waves in a Parallel-Plate Waveguide
7.3 - Parallel-Plate Waveguide Discontinuity
7.4 - Dispersion and Group Velocity
7.5 - Rectangular Waveguide and Cavity Resonator
7.6 - Optical Waveguides
7.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 8 - ANTENNAS 8.1 - Hertizian Dipole
8.2 - Radiation Resistance and Directivity
8.3 - Half-Wave Dipole
8.4 - Antenna Arrays
8.5 - Image Antennas
8.6 - Receiving Antennas
8.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 9 - STATIC AND QUASISTATIC FIELDS 9.1 - Gradient and Electric Potential
9.2 - Poisson's Equation
9.3 - Laplace's Equation
9.4 - Computer Solution of Laplace's Equation
9.5 - Low-Frequency Behavior Via Quasistatics
9.6 - Magnetic Circuits
9.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems

 10 - SPECIAL TOPICS 10.1 - Wave Propagation in Ionized Medium
10.2 - Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Medium
10.3 - The Smith Chart
10.4 - Reflection and Refraction of Plane Waves
10.5 - Design of a Frequency-Independent Antenna
10.6 - Capacitance of a Parallel-Wire Line
10.7 - Magnetic Vector Potential

APPENDICES

A. Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
B. Curl, Divergence and Gradient in Cylindrical and Sperical Coordinate Systems
C. Units and Dimensions

SUGGESTED COLLATERAL AND FURTHER READING

ANSWERS TO ODD-NUMBERED PROBLEMS

INDEX