Computational electromagnetics in education at the University of Bradford, England

摘要

The incorporation of high-frequency computational electromagnetics into courses on antennas and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is reviewed. The lecture material consists of an overview of the main techniques, plus a deeper treatment of the method of moments and the planar near-to-far-field transformation method. Class exercises using moment-method software are possible in the Master of Science course. For the lecturer, and for students with a deeper interest in the area, the greatest benefit is undoubtedly obtained from dissertation projects which permit an extended study of some problem. These are usually chosen to have some element of novelty, and hence frequently produce some useful research return.