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17-Phys-A3 Electromagnetics: December 2019

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  1. Question 1 Terminated Transmission Line — Standing-Wave Measurement
  2. Question 2 Oblique Incidence at a Lucite–Free-Space Interface
  3. Question 3 Step Response on a Mismatched Transmission Line
  4. Question 4 WR-90 Rectangular Waveguide Modes
  5. Question 5 EMF Induced in a Loop by a Time-Varying Field
  6. Question 6 Parallel-Plate Capacitor with a Lossless Dielectric
  7. Question 7 Field and Potential of a Charged Spherical Conductor

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17-Phys-A3, Electromagnetics — National Exam, December 2019. 3-hour closed-book exam (Casio or Sharp approved calculators only); any FIVE of the seven 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, with full justification required for marks. All seven 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, Gauss's and Faraday's laws; Hayt & Buck, Engineering Electromagnetics (9th ed.) — transmission-line transients and bounce diagrams; Pozar, Microwave Engineering (4th ed.) — transmission-line theory, rectangular waveguide cutoff; Balanis, Antenna Theory (4th ed.) — wave polarization and radiation fundamentals.