Topic outline

  • Welcome to the Radiowave scattering and propagation course!

    Dear students, welcome to the course! If you plan to receive credits from this course, please read this page carefully because here explains important course information, i.e., schedule, books to refer, deadlines to respect and grading criteria. Thank you.


    Note! First contact session of this course is on Monday 12th, September. NO sessions on 5th and 6th September, because Aalto's teaching activity commences only after Aalto day-one event, which is held in the afternoon of Tuesday 6th.


    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

    Refer to the overview slides of the course.

    When contact sessions take place?

    • Mondays 10-12 and Tuesdays 12-14, both in Simlab; some measurement sessions will be held in ELE lab.
    According to the Aalto's guideline for teaching, 2022-2023 period will be fully in-person and on-site teaching. Therefore remote sessions and lecture video recording will NOT be provided.

    Contact information

    • Responsible teacher: Prof. Katsuyuki Haneda, Room 2143, Maarintie 8.
    • Teacher: MSc. Mar Francis de Guzman, Room 2142, Maarintie 8.

    Books

    The following book chapters are most relevant for this course.



    Grading criteria

    Total points (91 p) = Exercise points (88 p) + Self-evaluation points (3 p)

    • Exercises points: Max 88 points (Max 4 points x 11 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 91 points)
    • Total 45-53 points: Grade 1
    • Total 54-62 points: Grade 2
    • Total 63-71 points: Grade 3
    • Total 72-80 points: Grade 4
    • Total above 81 points: Grade 5


    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 19th. 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 5th 10:15am for topics 1-11.  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.