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17-Phys-A3 Electromagnetics: December 2017

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  1. Question 1 Pulsed Transmission Line — Generator Terminal Voltage
  2. Question 2 Shorted-Stub Length for Match and Isolation
  3. Question 3 Two Crossed Plane Waves — Planes of Circular Polarization
  4. Question 4 Rectangular Waveguide Cutoff Frequencies
  5. Question 5 EMF Induced in a Loop by a Plane Wave
  6. Question 6 Magnetic Field Above a Semicircular Loop with Straight Leads
  7. Question 7 Self-Inductance of Two Combined Solenoids
  8. Question 8 Crossed Current Elements — Plane of Linear Polarization

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98-Phys-A3, Electromagnetics — National Exam, December 2017. 3-hour closed-book exam (Casio or Sharp approved calculators only); any FIVE of the eight questions constitute a complete paper and only the first five as they appear in a candidate's answer book are marked, each of equal value. Aids given on the paper: ε0 = 8.85×10-12 F/m, μ0 = 4π×10-7 H/m. All eight printed questions are solved below as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics (7th ed.) — plane waves and boundaries, transmission lines, waveguides, antennas; Hayt & Buck, Engineering Electromagnetics (9th ed.) — magnetic forces and torque, transmission-line transients; Pozar, Microwave Engineering (4th ed.) — transmission-line theory, stub matching, rectangular waveguide cutoff; Balanis, Antenna Theory (4th ed.) — infinitesimal-dipole far field.