ENEL290-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Waves and Materials in Electrical Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

Waves in electrical engineering. Static electric and magnetic fields. Transmission lines: equivalent circuit, wave propagation, reflections and matching. Plane waves: time varying fields and Maxwell’s Equations. Electrical engineering materials: conductors, insulators and semiconductors.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Faculty of Engineering Dean (Academic)

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 E5 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00 A3 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 A3 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
21 Sep - 4 Oct
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
20 Jul - 26 Jul
02 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
27 Jul - 2 Aug
03 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
3 Aug - 9 Aug
04 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
10 Aug - 16 Aug
05 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
17 Aug - 23 Aug
Lab B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
20 Jul - 26 Jul
02 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
27 Jul - 2 Aug
03 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
3 Aug - 9 Aug
04 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
10 Aug - 16 Aug
05 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 Elec 210 Electronics Lab
17 Aug - 23 Aug
Lab C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 High Voltage Lab 101
27 Jul - 2 Aug
02 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 High Voltage Lab 101
3 Aug - 9 Aug
03 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 High Voltage Lab 101
10 Aug - 16 Aug
04 Monday 14:00 - 17:00 High Voltage Lab 101
17 Aug - 23 Aug
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Rehua 102
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test 15%
Homework 10%
Lab Assignments 6%
Lab Report (Individual) 9%
Assignment (Group) 10%
Final Exam 50%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,190.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .

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