Information Package / Course Catalogue
Antenna and Wave Propagation
Course Code: EE452
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Students are expected to understand the communication principle using electromagnetic waves, have an idea with wave theory, and understand the working principle of antenna mechanisms.

Course Content

Antennas, Antenna parameters, Radiation integrals, Wire antennas, Ring antennas, Antenna arrays

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. İsmail YARİÇİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the theory of electromagnetic wave
2.Be able to create a mathematical model for a given antenna type
3.Being able to reinforce the power of using mathematical relations
4.Increase the ability to design for a given situation
5.Ability to recognize different antenna types
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Balanis Constantine A. , “Antenna Theory ”, John Wiley, New York, 1997.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
ANTENNAS: Antennas, radiation mechanisms, current distributions
Week 2 - Theoretical
ANTENNA PARAMETERS: Radiation pattern, radiation intensity, directivity
Week 3 - Theoretical
ANTENNA PARAMETERS: Gain, antenna efficiency, polarization, input impedance, Friis equation
Week 4 - Theoretical
RADIATION INTEGRALS: Vector potential, far field radiation
Week 5 - Theoretical
RADIATION INTEGRALS: Parity theorem
Week 6 - Theoretical
LINEAR WIRE ANTENNAS: Dipole, near field, far field calculations
Week 7 - Theoretical
LINEAR WIRE ANTENNAS: Region separation, finite length dipole, half wavelength dipole, image theory
Week 8 - Theoretical
RING ANTENNAS: Small circular ring, near and far field calculations
Week 9 - Theoretical
RING ANTENNAS: Uniformly circulated circular ring, ground and earth effects
Week 10 - Theoretical
ANTENNA DIRECTIONS: 2 element antennas, N element linear array
Week 11 - Theoretical
ANTENNA DIAGRAMS: Array factor
Week 12 - Theoretical
ANTENNA DIRECTIONS: N-element sequence directivity, design procedure, rectangular-polar conversion
Week 13 - Theoretical
ANTENNA DIRECTIONS: N-element sequence directivity, design procedure, rectangular-polar conversion
Week 14 - Theoretical
ANTENNA DIAGRAMS: Rectangular-polar conversion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Quiz2%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Individual Work142028
Quiz4108
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination119221
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026