Study Material
Reference you will still use after the course ends
Formula sheets, notes and design guides, searchable and filterable. Free resources need no account; members-only ones come with a programme.
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RF & Microwave Formula Sheet
One page: transmission-line equations, reflection coefficient, VSWR and return loss conversions, cascade noise figure, and the dB identities worth memorising.
Reading the Smith Chart
Where the chart comes from, how to move on it, and worked single-stub and L-network matches with the algebra shown alongside.
Antenna Parameters — Notes
Gain, directivity, efficiency, bandwidth, beamwidth and polarisation, each with the definition, the units and the measurement that would confirm it.
HFSS — Your First Correct Model
A step-by-step build of a microstrip patch, with the setup mistakes that silently produce plausible wrong answers called out at each step.
ADS — Matching Network Walkthrough
Build a matching network in ADS, verify it on the Smith chart, and check the result against the hand calculation.
PCB Stack-up Decision Guide
Choosing two, four or six layers; where the planes go and why; and what to send your fabricator so the impedance comes back right.
EMI Debug Checklist
What to check, in order, when a board fails a radiated emissions scan — starting with the cheapest fixes.
Semiconductor Fundamentals — Notes
PN junction, MOSFET operation and CMOS, with the band diagrams drawn rather than described.
Python for RF Engineers
scikit-rf, touchstone files, plotting S-parameters and automating a parameter sweep. Notebook included.
MATLAB for Antenna Analysis
Computing and plotting radiation patterns, array factors and beamwidths from first principles rather than from a toolbox call.
SPI, I²C and UART — Quick Reference
Signalling, timing and the failure modes you will actually meet on a scope, side by side.
Antenna Project Starter Pack
Templates, a measurement log, a report skeleton and a verification checklist for a first antenna project.