Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.
This volume, derived from the Handbook of Engineering Electromagnetics (2004), is intended as a desk reference for the fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics. Because electromagnetics provides the underpinnings for many technological fields such as wireless communications, fiber optics, microwave engineering, radar, electromagnetic compatibility, material science, and biomedicine, there is a great deal of interest and need for training in the concepts of engineering electromagnetics. Practicing engineers in these diverse fields must understand how electromagnetic principles can be applied to the formulation and solution of actual engineering problems.
Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics should serve as a bridge between standard textbooks in electromagnetic theory and specialized references such as handbooks on radar or wireless communications. While textbooks are comprehensive in terms of the theoretical development of the subject matter, they are usually deficient in the application of that theory to practical applications. Specialized handbooks, on the other hand, often provide detailed lists of formulas, tables, and graphs, but do not offer the insight needed to appreciate the underlying physical concepts. This volume will permit a practicing engineer/scientist to:
Review the necessary electromagnetic theory.
Gain an appreciation for the key electromagnetic terms and parameters.
Lea how to apply the theory to formulate engineering problems.
Obtain guidance to the specialized literature for additional details.
This volume, derived from the Handbook of Engineering Electromagnetics (2004), is intended as a desk reference for the fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics. Because electromagnetics provides the underpinnings for many technological fields such as wireless communications, fiber optics, microwave engineering, radar, electromagnetic compatibility, material science, and biomedicine, there is a great deal of interest and need for training in the concepts of engineering electromagnetics. Practicing engineers in these diverse fields must understand how electromagnetic principles can be applied to the formulation and solution of actual engineering problems.
Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics should serve as a bridge between standard textbooks in electromagnetic theory and specialized references such as handbooks on radar or wireless communications. While textbooks are comprehensive in terms of the theoretical development of the subject matter, they are usually deficient in the application of that theory to practical applications. Specialized handbooks, on the other hand, often provide detailed lists of formulas, tables, and graphs, but do not offer the insight needed to appreciate the underlying physical concepts. This volume will permit a practicing engineer/scientist to:
Review the necessary electromagnetic theory.
Gain an appreciation for the key electromagnetic terms and parameters.
Lea how to apply the theory to formulate engineering problems.
Obtain guidance to the specialized literature for additional details.