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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1EE408MICROWAVE ENGINEERING3+0+03522.09.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The main goals of the course are as follows:
o Developing a theoretical background on microwave engineering and passive microwave devices.
o Providing basic skills about parameters and testing principles of microwave devices and systems.
o Providing experience for various types of microwave devices and applications.
Course Content The course content aims to increase students’ competencies of microwave engineering and design of microwave devices. In the course following topics are covered: basic electromagnetic theory, transmission line theory, microwave network analysis including S-parameters and ABCD matrix, impedance matching and tuning, and microwave devices and applications such as microwave resonators, power dividers, directional couplers, microwave filters, and so on.
Course Methods and Techniques - Microwave Engineering, 3rd Edition, David M. Pozar, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States of America, 2005
- Lecture Notes
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( EE205 )
Course Coordinator Undefined VELİ TAYFUN KILIÇ tayfun.kilic@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. VELİ TAYFUN KILIÇ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Maxwell Equations and Boundary Conditions Wave Equations and Guided Waves Transmission Lines and Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) Smith Chart Waveguides The Scattering (S) Parameters Impedance Matching and Tuning

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %25
Engineering %25
Engineering Design %25
Field %25

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 5
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 20
Proje/Çizim 1 % 20
Laboratuar 4 % 30
Final examination 1 % 25
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 1 15 15
Deney 4 3 12
Proje 1 15 15
Rapor 4 2 8
Ders dışı çalışma 12 3 36
Yüz Yüze Ders 13 3 39
Final Sınavı 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 145

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explain fundamentals of microwave engineering.
2 Identify operation principles of microwave devices and systems.
3 Analyze, design and test a simple microwave device and system.
4 Solve and find parameters of microwave devices and systems.
5 Construct systems for impedance matching and tuning.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Maxwell’s Equations and Boundary Conditions
2 Wave Equations, Guided Waves (Part I)
3 Guided Waves (Part II)
4 Transmission Lines (Part I)
5 Transmission Lines (Part II), Standing Wave Ratio (SWR)
6 Transmission Lines (Part III)
7 Smith Chart
8 Waveguides (Part I)
9 Waveguides (Part II)
10 Waveguides (Part III)
11 Impedance and Admittance Matrices, The Transmission (ABCD) Matrix
12 The Scattering (S) Parameters
13 Impedance Matching and Tuning (Part I)
14 Impedance Matching and Tuning (Part II)
15
16

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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