With the explosive growth of wireless technologies, this book is structured to get to practical applications early. The first five chapters form the basic core with the last six providing a wealth of supplementary material. Ideal for students and professionals.

The book's eleven chapters are:

Chapter 1. Introduction. Explains the language of electromagnetics and gives an introduction to vector analysis.

Chapter 2. Electric and Magnetic Fields. Provides a concise but thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts culminating in Maxwell's equations.

Chapter 3. Transmission Lines. Explains them from both circuit and field viewpoints with early reference to the ubiquitous microstrip line. Discusses matching and the propagation of both continuous signals and short pulses.

Chapter 4. Wave Propagation, Attenuation, Polarization, Reflection, Refraction and Diffraction. Waves in space and their interaction with media are discussed with analogies to wave behavior on transmission lines.

Chapter 5. Antennas, Radiation, Radar, and Wireless. Basic antenna concepts are followed by array theory and the design of over two dozen types of antennas with many applications to wireless systems. The many topics include pulsed and doppler radar, global position systems and passive remote sensing.

Chapter 6. Electrodynamics. Gives a concise treatment of particle dynamics and the operation of cathode-ray-tubes, motors and generators both mechanical and Hall.

Chapter 7. Dielectric and Magnetic Materials. Provides further information about dielectric and magnetic materials with sections on dielectric polarization, magnetization, and hysteresis.

Chapter 8. Waveguides, Resonators and Fiber Optics. Covers wave propagation in rectangular and circular guides, along dielectric sheets and fibers and waves trapped inside a resonator.

Chapter 9. Bio-Electromagnetics. A short but important chapter on the electromagnetics of living systems, radiation hazards and related environmental issues.

Chapter 10. Electromagnetic Effects in High-Speed Digital Systems. By Samuel Russ, Mississippi State University. Another short but important chapter with insights into the role of electromagnetics in the design and proper operation of high-speed digital systems. Includes a discussion of electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), government regulations and testing procedures.

Chapter 11. Numerical Methods. An important chapter on repetitive Laplace or the finite difference method, the integral equation and the moment method, finite element and other methods. These are accompanied by computer programs in Appendix C.

Appendix. Has tables of units, material constants, mathematical formulas, computer programs and other useful relations.

The format of this edition is modular. Explanatory material is typically followed by a worked example and problems with answers. At the end of each chapter are many additional problems and also instructive projects that may be assigned with or without extra class credit.

630 pages.

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