Fall 2026

Electromagnetic Wave Transmission

Study of electromagnetic wave transmission, including RF circuits, optical waveguides, and antenna radiation.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Haihan Sun, John Booske, William Nick Hitchon: Workload includes daily quizzes, online lectures, and homework that mirrors tests. One reviewer found the final project fun and not very hard, while another noted the course was easy but lacked depth.

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Prerequisites

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E C E 320, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

- ECE 320
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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ECE 420 used by

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- ECE 320
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students

Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of John Booske: John Booske is described as very helpful and approachable, with tests that mimic homework assignments. He utilizes online lectures and daily quizzes, which some students found engaging and effective for learning electromagnetics.

HAIHAN SUN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN BOOSKE is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM N. HITCHON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Historical reviews describe instructors as helpful and approachable, though experiences vary from engaging and interesting to superficially covering material. The course is generally viewed as manageable with fun projects.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Haihan Sun, John Booske, William Nick Hitchon: Students appreciated the helpfulness of instructors and the alignment of tests with homework. However, one student felt the material was not sufficiently challenging or deep for learning purposes.

Topics

RF and microwave transmission line analysis
Optical components and waveguides
Antenna radiation and reception

Skills

Frequency domain analysis of RF/microwave circuits
Antenna radiation and characterization
Analysis of optical components and waveguides

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Model outputs & technical records

nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4

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Model & dataset provenance

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  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
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