1_Electromagnetic waves and propagation Lectures_course outlines.pdf

Wave

1. LECTURES ON
ELECTROMAGNETIC
WAVES AND WAVE
PROPAGATION
Assoc. Prof. Yasser Mahmoud Madany
Senior Member, IEEE
URSI Senior Member
Founder and Chair of the IEEE Egypt AP-S/MTT-S Joint Chapter
Founder and Counselor of the IEEE AL Ryada Student Branch
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology,
King Marriott - Alexandria

2. COURSE BOOK
ENGINEERING
ELECTROMAGNETICS
“Sixth Edition”
William H. Hayt, Jr.
John A. Buck
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology,
King Marriott - Alexandria

3. COURSE OUTLINES
❑Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic
Waves:
❖ Maxwell’s equation in any media, in static, time varying
and in phasor form with their complete meaning.
❖ Equation of continuity in time varying form.
❖ Different types of media.
❖ Boundary conditions in scalar and vector form.
❖ Helmoltz theorem and Lorentz Gauge condition.
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology,
King Marriott - Alexandria

4. COURSE OUTLINES [CONT.]
❑Wave Propagation:
❖Different methods of wave propagation between
transmitter and receiver.
❖ Merits and demerits of each method.
❖ Characteristics of ground, tropospheric and ionospheric
propagation.
❖ Field strength estimation in each method.
❖ The losses and attenuation.
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology,
King Marriott - Alexandria

5. COURSE SCHEDULE I
Week
No.
Date Topic Resource
1 20/9/2025 – 25/2/2025
Maxwell’s equation in any media, in
static, time varying and in phasor form
with their complete meaning.
Ref. Book
2 27/9/2025 – 2/10/2025
Maxwell’s equation in any media, in
static, time varying and in phasor form
with their complete meaning.
Ref. Book
3 4/10/2025 – 9/10/2025
Equation of continuity in time varying
form.
Ref. Book
4 11/10/2025 – 16/10/2025
Equation of continuity in time varying
form.
Ref. Book
5 18/10/2025 – 23/10/2025Different types of media. Ref. Book
6 25/10/2025 – 30/10/2025
Boundary conditions in scalar and
vector form.
Ref. Book
7 1/11/2025 – 6/11/2025 Midterm Exam
8 8/11/2025 – 13/11/2025
Helmoltz theorem and Lorentz Gauge
condition.
Ref. Book
9 15/11/2025 – 20/11/2025
Different methods of wave propagation
between transmitter and receiver.
Ref. Book
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, King Marriott

6. COURSE SCHEDULE II
Week
No.
Date Topic Resource
10 22/11/2025 – 27/11/2025
Different methods of wave
propagation between transmitter and
receiver.
Ref. Book
11 29/11/2025 – 4/12/2025Merits and demerits of each method.Ref. Book
12 6/12/2025 – 11/12/2025
Characteristics of ground,
tropospheric and ionospheric
propagation.
Ref. Book
13 13/12/2025 – 18/12/2025
Characteristics of ground,
tropospheric and ionospheric
propagation.
Ref. Book
14 20/12/2025 – 25/12/2025
Field strength estimation in each
method.
Ref. Book
15 27/12/2025 – 1/1/2026The losses and attenuation. Ref. Book
16 -18 3/1/2026 – 22/1/2026 Final Term Exam
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, King Marriott

7. COURSE ASSESSMENT METHODS
Task # Week Grading Weight
Quiz 1 4
th
5%
Midterm Exam 7
th
20%
Quiz 2 10
th
5%
Applied Project 13
th
10%
Final Term Exam 16
th
- 18
th
60%
Total 100%
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology,
King Marriott - Alexandria

8. Thanks
Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology,
King Marriott - Alexandria