Using Mathcad in electromagnetics education

Author

DeLyser, Ronald R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Denver Univ., CO, USA

Volume

39

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

198

Lastpage

210

Abstract

Mathcad is an effective learning tool in electromagnetics courses. Use of Mathcad by students in such courses at the University of Denver incorporate four essential ingredients needed for the successful integration of computer aided learning into a curriculum component: (1) involvement by the student in establishing what is to be analyzed by the computer; (2) a general purpose tool rather than concept-specific software; (3) a user friendly interface; and (4) effective integration of the computational tool(s) into the course. This paper gives examples of the use of Mathcad in the subject areas of electrostatics, plane wave propagation, transmission lines, antennas, and advanced topics

Keywords

antennas; computer aided instruction; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetism; electrostatics; software packages; transmission line theory; Denver University; Mathcad; antennas; computer aided learning; curriculum component; electromagnetics education; electrostatics; learning tool; plane wave propagation; transmission lines; user friendly interface; Antenna accessories; Computer interfaces; Electrostatics; Integral equations; Linear antenna arrays; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Software tools; Transmission line antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.502067

Filename

502067