This document outlines a lecture on electromagnetic waves that will review Maxwell's equations, introduce the Helmholtz equation and propagation constant, discuss properties of electromagnetic waves including plane waves and their characteristics in lossy and lossless media, and cover wave propagation in free space and the pointing theorem. It stresses the importance of reviewing electrostatics, magnetostatics, and vector identities first to fully understand electromagnetic waves.

2. Outline
• Maxwell’s Equation Review
• Helmholtz Equation
• Propagation constant
• Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
• Plane Wave
• Uniform Plane Wave
• Uniform Time-harmonic plane wave
• Wave characteristic
• In Lossy Media
• In Lossless Media
• Wave Propagation in Free Space
• Pointing Theorem and Pointing Vector

3. This lecture on Electromagnetic Waves and subsequent
lectures demands that you must have rigorous review of
Electrostatic, Magneto-statics and Vector identities.
Therefore, sit in class after reviewing the aforementioned
material to really understand Electromagnetic waves as fun!!

31. Forthcoming Lecture
Electromagnetic Waves II