Time-varying fields. Maxwell’s equations and the wave equation. Plane waves
in homogeneous media. Phasor form of time-varying electromagnetic fields.
Poynting theorem in real and complex form. Wave polarization. Boundary
conditions. Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves at plane
interfaces. Total internal reflection. Brewster angle. Elements of waveguides:
the parallel-plate waveguide, modes of propagation, cutoff, group and phase
velocities.