Using Mathcad in electromagnetics education

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 studen...

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Published inIEEE transactions on education Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 198 - 210
Main Author DeLyser, R.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.1996
Subjects
Antenna accessories
Computer interfaces
Electrostatics
Integral equations
Linear antenna arrays
Microstrip antenna arrays
Microstrip antennas
Microwave antenna arrays
Software tools
Transmission line antennas
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0018-9359
DOI:10.1109/13.502067