Purpose
The purpose of these EM-based software projects is two fold. First, to reinforce the electromagnetic concepts taught in the classroom. Second, to give the student experience in using the typical calculation tools that he or she will see in graduate school or in the work place.
By requiring the student to develop their own analysis tools or simulations, they will be able to conduct their own investigations into the phenomena associated with electromagnetic theory. Students should gain physical insight, as they develop, debug and document the results of their projects. They will also be developing tools that they can use in this and other classes to analyze engineering problems associated with electromagnetic theory.
Note that these projects, while relatively complete in and of themselves, can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the instructor. Feel free to add or subtract requirements from the provided project write up if that meets your specific learning objectives, or to better match the background of your students.
Objectives
- To reinforce the electromagnetic concepts taught in the classroom or learned by reading the textbook.
- To gain familiarity with typical calculation tools used in the workplace.
- To create analysis or simulation tools that will allow the student to conduct their own investigations of the electromagnetic concepts taught in the classroom.
- To develop programming approaches that incorporate good engineering design techniques.
Call for Projects
After looking over the sample projects here, feel free to propose one or more of your own. All you need to do is fill out the project template, and we will convert them into a consistent format and publish them on our web site after sending them back for review. This will make your projects available to the electromagnetics education community at large, so all can benefit from your efforts.
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