ECEG 390
Theory and Applications of Electromagnetics

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Help Sessions for Feb. 16–20 (2/15/2026)

I plan to be available at least at the following times this week:

• Monday, 2:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)
• Monday, 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Tuesday, 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Wednesday, 2:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)
• Thursday, 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Friday, 2:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)

I will usually be available for short consultations on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 4:50 pm in Breakiron 264 or in my office.

Additional sessions might be added after the date and time of the UNIV 213 review session have been confirmed.

Guidelines and additional information:

• Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to schedule a meeting at a different time.
• The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
• If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
• If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
• For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
• As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

Help Sessions for Feb. 8–13 - UPDATE (2/10/2026)

I plan to be available at least at the following times this week:

• Sunday, 10:30–11:30 pm (Zoom)
• Monday, 2:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday, 2:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)
• Wednesday, 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday, 10:00–11:00 pm (Zoom; time change)
• Friday, 2:00–3:45 pm (BRKI 368)

I will usually be available for short consultations on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 4:50 pm in Breakiron 264 or in my office.

Guidelines and additional information:

• Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to schedule a meeting at a different time.
• The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
• If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
• If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
• For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
• As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

Table and Formula Sheet (2/9/2026)

A copy of the table and formula sheet that will be made available to you during Exam #1 is now available at the Moodle site in the "Additional Resources" section. Tables 2-1, 2-2, and 2-4 in the textbook are included as well as several potentially useful formulas.

This version is intended to cover at least the first two or three exams, so it contains material that you will not see until later in the semester.

You may use one self-prepared handwritten help sheet during Exam #1 in addition to the table and formula sheet.

HW #2 Solutions (2/9/2026)

The solutions to HW #2 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Review Session for Exam #1 (2/9/2026)

To help you prepare for Exam #1, an optional review session will be offered at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 11 in BRKI 165 (the exam room).

During the review session, I plan to answer your questions and/or work through example problems by request. The format of the session is therefore up to you. I strongly suggest that you come prepared with questions to ask.

If you cannot attend the review session but would like to meet with me at some other time before the exam, please contact me.

Review Sheet for Exam #1 (2/8/2026)

The review sheet for Exam #1 is now available on the Exams page. It lists the topics from which the exam problems are most likely to be drawn. However, the list is not guaranteed to be exhaustive; some problems could focus on concepts that were covered in class but are not specifically listed on the review sheet.

Please carefully review the exam policies listed at the beginning of the review sheet.

Copies of Past Exams (2/8/2026)

Copies of the exams with solutions from the Spring 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters are now available at the course Moodle site in the "Exams from Past Offerings of ECEG 390" section. Remember that the topic coverage on past exams might differ from that of this semester's exams.

Reading Assignments for Feb. 9–13 (2/7/2026)

• M: Sections 2-7 and 2-8 and the supplemental reading "Equivalent Inductance and Capacitance of Short Transmission Line Stubs"
• W: Section 2-8 and the supplemental reading "Alternative Formula for Calculating the Forward Voltage Coefficient"
• R: [Exam #1]
• F: Subsections 2-11.0 and 2-11.1

Subsection 2-11.0 is the introduction to Section 2-11.

Selected Answers to HW #2 (2/7/2026)

Answers to selected graded problems in HW #2 are now available on the Homework Assignments page.

Tentative Date and Time for Exam #1 Review Session (2/6/2026)

To help you prepare for Exam #1, an optional review session will be offered next week. To accommodate several students' evening work and class commitments, the session is tentatively scheduled to take place at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 11.

We will confirm the date and time in class on Monday, February 9. I will request our exam room (Breakiron 165) for the review session.

Thursday Room Change (2/6/2026)

Beginning Thursday, February 12, ECEG 390 will meet on Thursdays in Breakiron 165, not Dana 305. Exam #1 will be given during the first class meeting there next week. Breakiron 165 is reserved until 5:00 pm that day and for the other four in-semester exams.

HW #1 Solutions (2/5/2026)

The solutions to the graded and ungraded problems in HW #1 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Possible Thursday Room Change (2/4/2026)

Please let me know by 11:00 pm Thursday, February 5 whether you would like to move our Thursday meeting times from Dana 305 to Breakiron 165 if it turns out to be available. Our in-semester exams are already scheduled to take place in Breakiron 165.

If I do not receive a response from you, I will assume that you do not have a strong opinion either way.

Exam Room Locations Confirmed (2/4/2026)

All four in-semester exams will take place 3:00–4:50 pm in Breakiron 165. The exam schedule with locations added is available on the "Exams" page.

HW #2 (2/3/2026)

The assignment for HW #2 is now available. It is due via Moodle at 6:00 pm on Monday, February 9.