ECEG 497/697
Wireless System Design

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HW #9 Solutions (5/6/2025)

The solutions to HW #9 are now available at the course Moodle site.

HW #9 (Ungraded) (5/6/2025)

The assignment for HW #9 is now available. The problems are intended to help you practice for the final exam and will not be graded. The solutions will be posted soon.

HW #8 Solutions (5/6/2025)

The solutions to HW #8 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Help Sessions for May 5–9 (5/5/2025)

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

• Monday 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 4:00–5:30 pm (BRKI 368)
• Thursday 9:30–10:30 pm (Zoom)

I will also be available right after the ECEG 497 review session in BRKI 264, which will begin at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 7 and will continue until around 8:00 pm.

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.

Review Session for Final Exam (5/5/2025)

An optional review session for the final exam will be offered at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 7 in Breakiron 264 (our usual classroom). The location has been confirmed.

Please contact me if you cannot attend the review session but would like to meet with me at another time before the exam. You may also meet with me during one of my help sessions this week. A schedule will be posted soon.

Review Sheet for Final Exam (5/4/2025)

The review sheet for the final exam is now available on the Exams page.

Smith Charts (5/4/2025)

Two different forms of the Smith chart are now available for download at the course Moodle site in the Additional Resources section. One is a basic impedance-only Smith chart (with only r and x circles), and the other is an immittance chart (with both r/x and g/b circles).

Sunday and Monday Help Sessions (5/4/2025)

I plan to be available at the following times today (Sunday) and tomorrow:

• Sunday 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Monday 5:00–6:30 pm (Academic East terrace or BRKI 368)
• Monday 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)

I will schedule additional in-person and Zoom help sessions for the days leading up to the final exam.

Selected Answers to HW #8 (5/4/2025)

The answers to selected graded problems in HW #8 are now available on the Homework Assignments page.

Timing of Review Session for Final Exam (5/3/2025)

Please think about and discuss with each other the timing of the review session. I should be free during the late afternoon and evening of Wednesday, May 7 and all day and evening on Thursday, May 8.

We will set a date and time for the review session in class on Monday, May 5.

Reading Assignment for May 5–9 (5/3/2025)

• M: Sections 2-10 through 2-11 of the textbook by Ulaby and Ravaioli, 7th ed. (supplemental reading)
• W: [Exam Week]
• F: [Exam Week]

Course Evaluations (5/3/2025)

The course evaluation portal for ECEG 497 is now open and will remain open until 11:59 pm on Monday, May 5.

Final Exam Time and Date Correction (5/2/2025)

The time and date for the Final Exam was originally listed incorrectly on the Exams page. The listing has been changed to reflect the official time and date scheduled by the Registrar's office, 11:45 am–2:45 pm on Friday, May 9.

The exam will take place in BRKI 264, our regular classroom.

There were no requests to change the time.

Solutions to Exam #3 (4/29/2025)

The solutions to Exam #3 are now available at the course Moodle site.

Exam #3 Results (4/29/2025)

The average score for Exam #3 was 70.4.

Help Sessions for Apr. 28–May 2 (4/28/2025)

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

• Tuesday 9:00–10:00 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 1:00–2:00 pm (BRKI 368)
• Thursday 10:30–11:00 pm (Zoom)
• Friday 2:00–2:45 pm (BRKI 368)

I am usually available for short consultations on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 1:50 pm in Dana 319 and at 3:50 pm in BRKI 264.

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.

Monday Help Session (4/28/2025)

I plan to be available 9:00–10:00 pm today (Monday) via the usual Zoom link. Additional in-person and Zoom sessions for later in the week will be scheduled soon.

Reading Assignments for April 28–May 2 (4/25/2025)

• M: The supplemental reading "Yagi-Uda Antennas"
• W: Sections 2-10 through 2-11 of the textbook by Ulaby and Ravaioli, 7th ed. (supplemental reading)
• F: Sections 2-10 through 2-11 of the textbook by Ulaby and Ravaioli, 7th ed. (supplemental reading)

The supplemental readings are available at the course Moodle site.

HW #8 (4/25/2025)

The assignment for HW #8 is now available. It is due via Moodle at 11:59 pm on Monday, May 5.