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Antenna Theory and Design

Spring 2026 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > EECE.5060 > 031V

Course No: EECE.5060-031V; SIS Class Nbr: 13378; SIS Term: 3530
Course Status: Open

Course Description

An introduction to properties of individual antennas and arrays of antennas. Retarded potentials, dipoles of arbitrary length, radiation pattern, gain, directivity, radiation resistance. The loop antenna. Effects of the earth. Reciprocity, receiving antennas, effective length and area. Moment methods. Arrays: collinear, broadside, endfire. Array synthesis. Mutual coupling. Log-periodic and Yagi arrays. Radiation from apertures: the waveguide horn antenna, parabolic dish. Antenna noise temperature. Numerical software packages. A design project is required in the course.

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When Offered & Tuition

  • Th | 3:30 PM-6:20 PM ET Online
  • 2026 Spring: Jan 20 to May 09
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $2250
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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