ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN THE TEACHING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

Abstract

The teaching of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is gaining acceptance as an important subject that needs to be taught in the Electrical Engineering curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It has become evident that EMC plays an important part in the design and manufacture of electronic components, subsystems and systems; hence, the need for its teaching. Traditional approaches for the teaching of EMC have focused on analytical methods for the study of diverse types of interference mechanisms. Recently, the use of computational electromagnetic methods in the analysis and solution of EMC problems has been introduced in the teaching of EMC. Students have shown great interest in an EMC course where the use of computer methods helps in their understanding of this, sometimes, difficult subject. [Vol. 8, No. 1, (1993), Special Issue on Computer Applications in Electromagnetics Education, pp 29-48]