EECE 361: Signal Propagation

Electrical & Computer Engineer · 4 credits · Electrical&ComputerEngineering

Signal transmission through both guided and unguided media. Distributed-circuit concepts, transmission line theory, and RF impedance matching. RF signal propagation, wireless channel modeling, and basic concepts in antenna theory. Emphasis on applications to communication systems.

Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

(MATH 224 or MATH 225) and PHYS 163 and (EECE 210 or Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 210)

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I
requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 4 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 5
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
  requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
    requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II
      requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I
        requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
        MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S) (continues on its page)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
    requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
  requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
MATH 225 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry II
requires MATH 224
- MATH 224 Multivariable Calculus and Geometry I (shown above)
PHYS 163 Physics with Calculus III
requires PHYS 162 and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)
- PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II
  requires (PHYS 161 or HNRS 211) and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)
  - PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
    requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
  requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II
    requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
        MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
        MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
        MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
    requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
  requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
EECE 210 Circuit Analysis II
requires MATH 204 and (EECE 111 or Electrical Engineerng OBSOLETE 111 or Engineering Tech OBSOLETE 271)
- MATH 204 Elementary Linear Algebra
  requires MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- EECE 111 Circuit Analysis I
  requires (MATH 125 or MATH 135 or MATH 138) and PHYS 162
  - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
  - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
  - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
  - PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (2)

EECE 529, EECE 561

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

EECE 529 Microwave Engineering
EECE 561 Antenna Theory and Design

Syllabi and course websites

None listed yet.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Zang, Yuzhang	10	Winter 2023 to Spring 2027
Jiang, Xichen	2	Spring 2021 to Spring 2022

Every offering in the listed terms (12 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	23294	Lecture/Lab	R 9:00am-10:50am · KB 209 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · KB 213	Zang, Yuzhang	0/26	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027	0	23295	Lecture/Lab	R 9:00am-10:50am · KB 209 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · KB 213	Zang, Yuzhang	0/4	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	12615	Lecture/Lab	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · KB 303 F 1:00pm-2:50pm · KB 209	Zang, Yuzhang	29/29	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	12616	Lecture/Lab	MWF 11:00am-11:50am · KB 303 F 1:00pm-2:50pm · KB 209	Zang, Yuzhang	9/12	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	13397	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · KB 303 F 12:00pm-1:50pm · KB 209	Zang, Yuzhang	22/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	13398	Lecture/Lab	MWF 9:00am-9:50am · KB 303 F 12:00pm-1:50pm · KB 209	Zang, Yuzhang	4/6	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	23445	Lecture/Lab	R 9:00am-10:50am · ET 331 MWF 10:00am-10:50am · ET 321	Zang, Yuzhang	24/26	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0	23446	Lecture/Lab	R 9:00am-10:50am · ET 331 MWF 10:00am-10:50am · ET 321	Zang, Yuzhang	3/10	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	02	13968	Lecture/Lab	R 1:00pm-2:50pm · ET 331 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · ET 321	Zang, Yuzhang	0/11	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	01	13967	Lecture/Lab	R 1:00pm-2:50pm · ET 331 MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm · ET 321	Zang, Yuzhang	16/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022	0	22745	Lecture/Lab	T 9:00am-10:50am · ET 338 MWF 10:00am-10:50am · ET 322	Jiang, Xichen	26/36	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	23263	Lecture/Lab	MWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC R 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC	Jiang, Xichen	32/36	Face to Face Instruction