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ECE-4104: Microwave and RF Engineering

Description: Passive and active Radio Frequency and microwave components and circuits for wireless communications; transmission-line theory; planar transmission-lines and waveguides; S-parameters; resonators; power dividers and couplers; microwave filters; sources, detectors, and active devices; modern RF & microwave CAD; measurement techniques. C- or better in prerequisites.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Prerequisites: ECE-3106 and ECE-3204

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 2.73 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 9.08%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.86%

Majid Manteghi202416.3%37.6%42.5%0.0%0.0%3.6%2.634
Steven W Ellingson202140.0%40.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.141

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W