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Elements of Engineering
Electromagnetics
Fifth Edition
Prentice Hall, 2000

By Nannapaneni Narayana Rao


Table of Contents

PREFACE



I. FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS

A. BASIC FIELD CONCEPTS

1 - VECTORS AND FIELDS 1.1 - Vector Algebra
1.2 - Cartesian Coordinate System
1.3 - Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
1.4 - Scalar and Vector Fields
1.5 - Sinusoidally Time-Varying Fields
1.6 - Complex Numbers and Phasor Technique
1.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

2 - FIELDS AND MATERIALS

2.1 - The Electric Field
2.2 - The Magnetic Field
2.3 - Lorentz Force Equation
2.4 - Conductors and Semiconductors
2.5 - Dielectrics
2.6 - Magnetic Materials
2.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

B. MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS AND UNIFORM PLANE WAVES

3 - MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IN INTEGRAL FORM AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS 3.1 - Line and Surface Integrals
3.2 - Faraday's Law
3.3 - Ampere's Circuital Law
3.4 - Gauss' Laws and the Law of Conservation of Charge
3.5 - Application to Static Fields
3.6 - Boundary Conditions
3.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

4 - MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IN DIFFERENTIAL FORM, POTENTIAL FUNCTIONS, AND ENERGY STORAGE

4.1 - Faraday's Law and Ampere's Circuital Law
4.2 - Gauss' Laws and the Continuity Equation
4.3 - Curl and Divergence
4.4 - Gradient Laplacian, and the Potential Functions
4.5 - Potential Functions for Static Fields
4.6 - Energy Storage in Electric and Magnetic Fields
4.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

5 - UNIFORM PLANE WAVES AND POWER FLOW IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD

5.1 - Uniform Plane Waves in Time Domain in Free Space
5.2 - Sinusoidally Time-varying Uniform Plane Waves in Free Space
5.3 - Wave Equation and Solution for Material Medium
5.4 - Uniform Plane Waves in Dielectrics and Conductors
5.5 - Power Flow in an Electromagnetic Field
5.6 - Reflection of Uniform Plane Waves
5.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

II. APPLIED ELEMENTS

6 - FIELD AND LINE ESSENTIALS FOR DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

6.1 - Poisson's and Laplace's Equations
6.2 - Capacitance, Conductance, and Inductance
6.3 - Transmission Line
6.4 - Line Terminated by Resistive Load
6.5 - Transmission-Line Discontinuity
6.6 - Lines with Reactive and Nonlinear-Resistive Elements
6.7 - Lines with Initial Conditions and Logic Gates
6.8 - Crosstalk on Transmission Lines
6.9 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

7 - TRANSMISSION LINES FOR COMMUNICATIONS

7.1 - Short-Circuited Line
7.2 - Line Terminated by Arbitrary Load
7.3 - Transmission-Line Matching
7.4 - The Smith Chart, 1. Basic Procedures
7.5 - The Smith Chart, 2. Applications
7.6 - The Lossy Line
7.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

8 - TOPICS IN ELECTRIC- AND MAGNETIC-FIELD SYSTEMS

8.1 - Quasistatic Field Analysis
8.2 - Magnetic Circuits
8.3 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion
8.4 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

9 - GUIDED WAVE PRINCIPLES FOR ELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS

9.1 - Uniform Plane Wave Propagation in an Arbitrary Direction
9.2 - TE and TM Waves in a Parallel-Plate Waveguide
9.3 - Dispersion and Group Velocity
9.4 - Reflection and Refraction of Plane Waves
9.5 - Dielectric Slab Guide
9.6 - Ray Tracing and Graded-Index Guide
9.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

10 - SEVERAL TOPICS FOR ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS

10.1 - Rectangular Metallic Waveguide and Cavity Resonator
10.2 - Cylindrical Metallic Waveguide and Cavity Resonator
10.3 - Losses in Metallic Waveguides and Resonators
10.4 - Optical Fiber
10.5 - Pulse Broadening in Dispersive Medium
10.6 - Interference and Diffraction
10.7 - Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Medium
10.8 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

11 - PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION AND ANTENNAS

11.1 - Hertzian Dipole
11.2 - Radiation Resistance and Directivity
11.3 - Linear Antennas
11.4 - Antenna Arrays
11.5 - Aperture Antennas
11.6 - Receiving Properties
11.7 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

12 - TOPICS IN NUMERICAL ELECTROMAGNETICS

12.1 - Finite-Difference Method
12.2 - Method of Moments
12.3 - Determination of Transmission-Line Parameters
12.4 - Finite-Element Method
12.5 - Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method
12.6 - Summary
- Review Questions
- Problems
- Review Problems

APPENDICES

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

SUGGESTED COLLATERAL AND FURTHER READING

ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS

INDEX