Topic outline

  • Welcome to the Radiowave scattering and propagation course!

    Understanding radiowave propagation and scattering is essential in the design of modern radio devices and applications. This course provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical foundations of radiowave propagation and scattering, as well as hands-on experience in using the theories in practice. Welcome!

    Overview of the course [subject to update]

    Refer to the overview slides of the course.

    When contact sessions take place?

    • Mondays 10-12, online
    • Wednesdays 12-14, online
    We will most likely use zoom for the online lectures and exercise sessions.

    Contact information

    • Responsible teacher: Prof. Katsuyuki Haneda, katsuyuki.haneda@aalto.fi, Room 2143, Maarintie 8.
    • Teacher: MSc. Lauri Vähä-Savo, lauri.vaha-savo@aalto.fi, Room 2175, Maarintie 8.
    • Teacher: MSc. Pasi Koivumäki, pasi.koivumaki@aalto.fi, Room 2175, Maarintie 8.

    Books

    The following book chapters are most relevant for this course.



    Grading criteria [tentative]

    Total points (99 p) = Exercise points (96 p) + Self-evaluation points (3 p)

    • Exercises points: Max 96 points (Max 4 points x 12 topics x 2 problems)
    • Self-evaluation points: Max 3 points (Max 1 point x 3 self-evaluation); for each self-evaluation, we ask you to analyze to which extent the intended learning outcomes of the covered topics are achieved. You get one point when you submit the self-evaluation.

    Grading is based on the total points (max 99 points)
    • Total 50-59 points: Grade 1
    • Total 59-68 points: Grade 2
    • Total 68-77 points: Grade 3
    • Total 77-86 points: Grade 4
    • Total above 86 points: Grade 5

    Remote attendance suffices for this course

    • All sessions are provided in remote mode, except for the measurement session (lecture 9). Video recording of lectures will be available in MyCourses.
    • It is possible to get grade 5 entirely by remote participation to this course; the measurement exercises (lecture 9) cannot be completed for fully-remote students, which amount to total of 8 exercise points. So, fully remote students have max 91 points to start.

    Deadlines

    Deadline is set every week!
    It is required for getting a credit, to complete at least n exercise problems in the n-th exercise return session. For example, you are required to complete at least one exercise problem by the end of the first exercise return session on Monday September 14th. Consult teachers if you cannot meet the deadlines due to unavoidable reasons, e.g., business travel, sickness and family reasons.

    Overall deadline of exercise problem completion
    Wednesday, December 9th 10:15am for topics 1-12.  You can get points out of exercise problems of any topics if you complete them until this deadline and discuss with a teacher about the points.

    IMPORTANT! The exercise points are valid ONLY AFTER you discuss with a teacher about your exercise answers in the contact sessions. Only submitting the answers through, e.g., MyCourses, and not having discussions with teachers do NOT entitle you to get points!


    Questions? Share them!

    If you have questions of any sorts, post them to "General discussions" page. One of teachers will respond to the questions as soon as possible. Our discussions are visible to all our fellow colleagues registered in this course. In many cases, your questions are also points of clarification for your peers. It is therefore helpful to share questions and answers to all students registered in this course. You can send an individual question email to teachers, but do so only when it is a private issue.