COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETISM AND APPLICATIONS
| Title | ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΟΣ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΜΑΓΝΗΤΙΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ / COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETISM AND APPLICATIONS |
| Code | ΥΦΥ203 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Theodoros Samaras |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016919 |
Programme of Study: Computational Physics
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600286652
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, students will
- be familiar with the numerical technique of FDTD,
- know how to use a commercial computational electromagnetics software package, and
- be able to tackle numerically small problems in electromagnetics.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
The Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) (one-dimensional wave equation, Maxwell's equations and Yee's algorithm, Numerical dispersion, Source modelling, Absorbing Boundary Conditions, Subcell models, Models of discrete circuit elements). Applications of the FDTD method (point source radiation and short dipole, Exposure of user's head to mobile phone radiation).
Keywords
computational electrodynamics, FDTD
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
- commercial software
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 90 | 3 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 50 | 1.7 | ✓ | ||
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 27 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 55 | 1.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 225 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assignments (30% of final marks). Project (30% of final marks). Written exams at the end of semester (40% of final marks).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, A. Taflove and S.C. Hagness (eds.), Artech House, 2000
Last Update
04-05-2020
