Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Spring Semester
Year 2026 359787 Geometrical Theory of Diffraction 1 3.0 3 ★ Liu,Jake Waldvogel ECE 8 0 　

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2026	359787	Geometrical Theory of Diffraction	1	3.0	3	★	Liu,Jake Waldvogel	ECE	8	0

Course Plan：

Instructor Liu,Jake Waldvogel　Office Hours

Email jwliu@ntut.edu.tw

Last Updated 2025-12-02 15:08:57

Course Objective 1. 微分幾何基礎 2. 積分的漸近估計 3. 幾何光學 4. 幾何繞射理論 1. Fundamentals of Differential Geometry 2. Asymptotic Evaluation of Integrals 3. Geometrical Optics 4. Geometrical Theory of Diffraction and Its Uniform Version

Course Schedule (Kindly ensure that you are present for all classes indicated with *) Week 1-4: Fundamentals of Differential Geometry Week 5-7: Geometrical Optics *Week 8: Midterm Week 9-15: Geometrical Theory of Diffraction *Week 15: Presentation *Week 16: Final Week 17-18: Review

Evaluation and grading policy Attendance: 70% Midterm: 15% Final: 15% Presentation: 30% Students may choose to take the examinations, give a presentation, or do both.

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:Yes
Course material can be downloaded from: https://jake-w-liu.github.io/courses/course_gtd/ References: [1] C. A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 2nd ed., Wiley, 2012. [2] P. H. Pathak and R. J. Burkholder, Electromagnetic Radiation, Scattering, and Diffraction, Wiley, 2021. [3] D. A. McNamara, C. W. Pistorius, and J. A. G. Malherbe, Introduction to the Uniform Geometrical Theory of Diffraction, Artech House, 1990.

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The course corresponds to the SDGs SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure）

Does the course incorporate AI ● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）

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Instructor	Liu,Jake Waldvogel　Office Hours
Email	jwliu@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-12-02 15:08:57
Course Objective	1. 微分幾何基礎 2. 積分的漸近估計 3. 幾何光學 4. 幾何繞射理論 1. Fundamentals of Differential Geometry 2. Asymptotic Evaluation of Integrals 3. Geometrical Optics 4. Geometrical Theory of Diffraction and Its Uniform Version
Course Schedule	(Kindly ensure that you are present for all classes indicated with ) Week 1-4: Fundamentals of Differential Geometry Week 5-7: Geometrical Optics Week 8: Midterm Week 9-15: Geometrical Theory of Diffraction Week 15: Presentation Week 16: Final Week 17-18: Review
Evaluation and grading policy	Attendance: 70% Midterm: 15% Final: 15% Presentation: 30% Students may choose to take the examinations, give a presentation, or do both.
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Course material can be downloaded from: https://jake-w-liu.github.io/courses/course_gtd/ References: [1] C. A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, 2nd ed., Wiley, 2012. [2] P. H. Pathak and R. J. Burkholder, Electromagnetic Radiation, Scattering, and Diffraction, Wiley, 2021. [3] D. A. McNamara, C. W. Pistorius, and J. A. G. Malherbe, Introduction to the Uniform Geometrical Theory of Diffraction, Artech House, 1990.
The access to curricular consultation	Please contact first via email.
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
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