Syllabus
1. Method of Moments Integral form of Maxwell equations, Method of Weighted Residuals, Galerkin Method, RWG base functions.
2. Finite Element Method (FEM) Discretization, variation approach, solution of selected 1D and 2D problems.
3. Finite Difference methods in Frequency (FDFD) and Time (FDTD) Domains Discretization, “leapfrog” algorithm, solution of Maxwell equations, Courrant condition of numerical stability, boundary conditions.
4. Fourier Modal Method (FMM) Periodic boundary conditions, expansion into eigenmodes by using methods of linear algebra.