24.781 Computational Electromagnetics

This page contains information related to the 24.781 Computational Electromagnetics Course.

Last Update: December 10, 2003.
Lecture: Wednesdays 2:30-5:00 p.m. in the Machines Lab Lecture Room

Course Outline and Notes:

  1. Course Outline (2003/2004) [PDF File]
  2. Notes 1: Finite Differences for Electrostatics [PDF File]
  3. Notes 1 Supplement: Iterative Techniques [PDF File]
  4. Notes 2: Finite Differences for Maxwell's Equations [PDF File]
  5. Notes 3: Finite Differences Von Neumann Stability Analysis [PDF File]
  6. Notes 4: Variational Formulations and Introduction to FEM [PDF File]
  7. Notes 5: Assembling FEM Matrix [PDF File]
  8. Notes 6: Higer Order Elements [PDF File]
  9. Notes 7: Introduction to MoM [PDF File]
  10. Notes 8: MoM for Integral Equations [PDF File]
  11. Notes 9: MoM for Wire Antennas [PDF File]
  12. Notes 10: Rao-Wilton-Glisson Elements, MOM Scattering [PDF File]

Assignments:

  1. Assignment 1 [PDF File]
  2. Assignment 2 Part A [PDF File]
  3. Assignment 2 Part B [PDF File]
  4. Assignment 3 [PDF File]
  5. Assignment 4 [PDF File]

All assignments and the project are due by Monday December 15, 2003 5:00 p.m.

Sample Programs:

  1. Silvester's FEM (Original) [File]
  2. Silvester's FEM (Modified) [File]

To compile any of these programs on the Unix system use:

gcc -o fem silvester_fem.c

This will create an executable file named "fem". A typical input file looks like this: [Data File]

When you run it the output file should look like: [Data File]

Some Papers/Chapters:

  1. K. S. Yee 1966 [PDF File]
  2. K. S. Yee 1966 (Higher Resolution, 409KB) [PDF File]
  3. G. Mur 1981 [PDF File]
  4. A. Wexler 1969 [PDF File]
  5. A. Wexler 1969 (Higer Resolution, 2.7MB) [PDF File]
  6. A. Silvester & Ferrari (2nd Edition) [PDF File]
  7. C. Paul [PDF File]
  8. Rao, Wilton, Glisson 1982 [PDF File]
  9. Harrington 1967 [PDF File]

Final Exam:

The final Exam will be held on: Wednesday December 17, 2003, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Location: in the Machines Lab Lecture Room (i.e., our regular classroom).

It is a closed exam but you are allowed to bring one sheet of paper which is hand-written on both sides.

The exam will be in multiple-choice format.

Some Old Exams:

  1. 1993 UWO Graduate Take Home [PDF File]
  2. 1993 UWO Undergraduate [PDF File]
  3. 1996 UWO Graduate Take Home [PDF File]
  4. 1996 UWO Undergraduate [PDF File]
  5. 2000 UofM [PDF File]